When Teams Work Best helps us understand what makes teams succeed, why teams fail, and what can be done to improve the ability of a team to work together productively. The book: * is based on twenty years of research in which the authors asked more than 6,000 team members across a variety of businesses and industries, in both public and private sectors, to assess their teams, their team leaders, and each other * emphasizes practical, portable insight * at the start of each chapter, is a one-page Snapshot that provides a concise overview of the chapter contents * each chapter's discussion...

Creating civic will by engaging citizens on the toughest public problems helps break legislative and bureaucratic gridlock and restores trust in public institutions. This book shows you how to do it.
--The Honorable Federico Pena, U.S. Secretary of Transportation

The leaders who are most effective in addressing public issues are those who have the credibility to bring together the right people to create visions and solve problems. Drawing on their extensive research, as well as on the advice and guidance of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, David Chrislip...

What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail or are consigned to mediocrity? This book explores the eight properties of successful teams and examines priorities in building a high-performance team.

What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail or are consigned to mediocrity? This book explores the eight properties of successful teams and examines priorities in building a high-performance team.

"A powerful, moving, and substantive book that puts leadership in the hands of every day people. LaFasto and Larson's work is grounded in theory yet crystal clear in describing the core dimensions of humanistic leadership" - Peter G. Northouse, Western Michigan University