Virtuoso teams : lessons from teams that changed their worlds /

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Author / Creator:Boynton, Andrew C.
Imprint:Harlow, England ; New York : FT Prentice Hall, 2005.
Description:xii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6216902
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Other authors / contributors:Fischer, Bill.
ISBN:0273702181 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Publisher's
  • Acknowledgements
  • Authors' acknowledgements
  • 1. Unleash the talent of virtuoso teams: Managing and leading a very special kind of team
  • 2. Stretch the customer, stretch ourselves: The impolite team behind West Side Story
  • 3. The critical ingredients for critical mass: Using time pressure to trigger talent in the Manhattan Project
  • 4. Drive change inside and outside the team: Creating revolution on demand in Thomas Edison & #146;s invention factory
  • 5. Go faster by knowing more: Roald Amundsen & #146;s team learns its way to polar success
  • 6. Deliver great results, week by week: Balancing freedom with direction under Sid Caesar & #146;s leadership
  • 7. Lead talent with trust: Miles Davis creates serial innovation through listening and improvisation
  • 8. Hot teams in a cold climate: Norsk Hydro breaks the rules for a fast recovery in the face of adversity
  • 9 Turbo-charge your own team: How you can lead your team for high performance.
  • Appendix 1. A how-to guide
  • Appendix 2. Three examples of DeepDive agendas
  • Appendix 3. Sample of materials used in a DeepDive
  • Index