X-Teams by Deborah Ancona - ISBN: 9781591396925
Hardcover
Shows that traditional team models are falling short, and that what’s needed - and what works - is a brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable tiers, and flexible membership.

X-Teams

How To Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, And Succeed

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    18 June 2007

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Summary

Why do good teams fail? Very often, argue Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman, it is because they are looking inward instead of outward. Based on years of research examining teams across many industries, Ancona and Bresman show that traditional team models are falling short, and that what’s needed–and what works–is a new brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable tiers, and flexible membership.
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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781591396925
ISBN-10:1591396921
Author:Deborah Ancona, Henrik Bresman
Publisher:Harvard Business Review Press
Imprint:Harvard Business Review Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Edition:1st
Release Date:18 June 2007
Weight:572g
What They're Saying

Critics Review

”!comfortable reading!has some excellent advice for internal functioning of teams.” Globe & Mail 20070926

About The Author

Deborah Ancona

Deborah Ancona is the Seley Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the founder and former faculty director of the MIT Leadership Center. She received her PhD from Columbia University.

Henrik Bresman is a professor at INSEAD and the former faculty director of the INSEAD Global Leadership Centre. He received his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Connect with Henrik Bresman on Twitter: @HenrikBresman and LinkedIn: linkedin.com/henrik-bresman.

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