Team working is vital to organizational success. This up to the minute consideration of the roles played by teams and leaders is designed for students and professionals who require practical examples to bring the concepts of team leadership to life. With examples from across the globe and a careful blend of theory and practice, the book is intended to inform the debate about how teams should be employed in work situations. Website links and additional reading material to assist in the study of team leadership are included on an ancillary website.

Presents an analysis that takes us from the faults of typical hierarchies to the world of restructured, flatter organizations where new sets of problems are emerging. In the search for alternative systems, this work outlines ways in which continuous deployment and career development can result in more effective use of people's talents.

Effectiveness in today's workplace relies on how well people can pool their talents, resources, and knowledge to achieve results. It is their daily interactions that determine the ultimate success of a strategy or how well it is executed. Data from the authors demonstrate there is a big gap between what people and groups actually achieve and what they could achieve if they could interact more effectively. This book discusses how to close these interaction gaps. Unfortunately, most interventions aimed at improving teamwork or collaboration have a superficial impact at best. In this book, Max...