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HBR guide to collaborative teams : break down silos lead by influence achieve better results

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Harvard business review guidesPublication details: Boston : Harvard Business Review Press, ©2021Description: 234 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781647820893
Other title:
  • Harvard Business Review guide to collaborative teams
  • Collaborative teams
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: HBR guide to collaborative teamsDDC classification:
  • 658.4 HAR-C
LOC classification:
  • HD66
Contents:
Section one. Making yourself collaboration-ready: Exerting influence without authority - to lead people who don't report to you, try lateral leadership / by Lauren Keller Johnson -- To improve your team, first work on yourself - you need three specific capabilities / by Jennifer Porter -- Collaboration without burnout - figure out where you add the most value / by Rob Cross, Scott Taylor, and Deb Zehner -- Section two. Building the team: Great teams are about personalities, not just skills - here's how to get the right mix / by Dave Winsborough and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic -- 6 ways to convince someone to collaborate with you - think about what you can offer them in return / by Dorie Clark -- Making star teams out of star players - there's a right way and a wrong way to organize them / by Michael Mankins, Alan Bird, and James Root -- Ensuring agile teams can work together - nurturing internal networks can lead to better outcomes / by Alia Crocker, Rob Cross, and Heidi K. Gardner -- Section three. Being productive as a team: High-performing teams need psychological safety - here's how to create it / by Laura Delizonna -- The best teams have clearly defined roles - fuzzy responsibilities are bad for collaboration / by Tammy Erickson -- Helping teams with different subcultures to collaborate - every company has many cultures / by Roger Schwarz -- Get your team to do what it says it's going to do - "if-then planning" is the key / by Heidi Grant -- Don't let teamwork get in the way of agility - each project stage needs the right amount of teamwork / by Elaine Pulakos and Robert B. (Rob) Kaiser -- How to motivate your problem people - the most intractable people take up the most time and energy / by Nigel Nicholson -- Section four. Communicating and making decisions: Cracking the code of sustained collaboration - six tools for training people to work together better / by Francesca Gino -- 7 strategies for better group decision-making - keep the group small and diverse / by Torben Emmerling and Duncan Rooders -- A good meeting needs a clear decision-making process - before you start, agree on how it will end / by Bob Frisch and Cary Greene -- 4 tips for effective virtual collaboration - be strategic about meetings and communication / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- If your team agrees on everything, working together is pointless - constructive conflict is good for creativity / by Liane Davey -- Section five. Navigating conflicts and power struggles: How to permanently resolve cross-department rivalries - four questions to start getting on the same page / by Ron Carucci -- Navigating a turf war at work - check your mindset, and focus on the larger goal / by Amy Gallo -- How to handle a disagreement on your team - be a mediator, not a boss / by Jeanne Brett and Stephen B. Goldberg -- How to collaborate with people you don't like - you can still have a productive relationship / by Mark Nevins.
Summary: "Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. To get work done and accomplish your goals, you need access to resources and ideas from across your organization. But technology issues, office politics, and lack of clear authority can get in the way of success. The HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams provides practical tips and advice to help you collaborate more effectively. Whether you're working with your own direct reports or looking to find resources outside your department, you'll discover how to align the ideas and objectives of others in ways that allow you to work together and solve problems more easily. You'll learn to: bust departmental silos, develop a shared purpose, forge relationships across the company, overcome turf wars and conflict, prevent collaborative overload and fatigue, use the right tools for virtual information sharing and teamwork"--
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Includes index.

Section one. Making yourself collaboration-ready: Exerting influence without authority - to lead people who don't report to you, try lateral leadership / by Lauren Keller Johnson -- To improve your team, first work on yourself - you need three specific capabilities / by Jennifer Porter -- Collaboration without burnout - figure out where you add the most value / by Rob Cross, Scott Taylor, and Deb Zehner -- Section two. Building the team: Great teams are about personalities, not just skills - here's how to get the right mix / by Dave Winsborough and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic -- 6 ways to convince someone to collaborate with you - think about what you can offer them in return / by Dorie Clark -- Making star teams out of star players - there's a right way and a wrong way to organize them / by Michael Mankins, Alan Bird, and James Root -- Ensuring agile teams can work together - nurturing internal networks can lead to better outcomes / by Alia Crocker, Rob Cross, and Heidi K. Gardner -- Section three. Being productive as a team: High-performing teams need psychological safety - here's how to create it / by Laura Delizonna -- The best teams have clearly defined roles - fuzzy responsibilities are bad for collaboration / by Tammy Erickson -- Helping teams with different subcultures to collaborate - every company has many cultures / by Roger Schwarz -- Get your team to do what it says it's going to do - "if-then planning" is the key / by Heidi Grant -- Don't let teamwork get in the way of agility - each project stage needs the right amount of teamwork / by Elaine Pulakos and Robert B. (Rob) Kaiser -- How to motivate your problem people - the most intractable people take up the most time and energy / by Nigel Nicholson -- Section four. Communicating and making decisions: Cracking the code of sustained collaboration - six tools for training people to work together better / by Francesca Gino -- 7 strategies for better group decision-making - keep the group small and diverse / by Torben Emmerling and Duncan Rooders -- A good meeting needs a clear decision-making process - before you start, agree on how it will end / by Bob Frisch and Cary Greene -- 4 tips for effective virtual collaboration - be strategic about meetings and communication / by Elizabeth Grace Saunders -- If your team agrees on everything, working together is pointless - constructive conflict is good for creativity / by Liane Davey -- Section five. Navigating conflicts and power struggles: How to permanently resolve cross-department rivalries - four questions to start getting on the same page / by Ron Carucci -- Navigating a turf war at work - check your mindset, and focus on the larger goal / by Amy Gallo -- How to handle a disagreement on your team - be a mediator, not a boss / by Jeanne Brett and Stephen B. Goldberg -- How to collaborate with people you don't like - you can still have a productive relationship / by Mark Nevins.

"Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. To get work done and accomplish your goals, you need access to resources and ideas from across your organization. But technology issues, office politics, and lack of clear authority can get in the way of success. The HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams provides practical tips and advice to help you collaborate more effectively. Whether you're working with your own direct reports or looking to find resources outside your department, you'll discover how to align the ideas and objectives of others in ways that allow you to work together and solve problems more easily. You'll learn to: bust departmental silos, develop a shared purpose, forge relationships across the company, overcome turf wars and conflict, prevent collaborative overload and fatigue, use the right tools for virtual information sharing and teamwork"--

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