{"product_id":"leading-teams-by-j-richard-hackman-9781578513338","title":"Leading Teams","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organisational behaviour, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading Teams\u003c\/em\u003e is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation—and doing so in the leader's own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, \u003cem\u003eLeading Teams\u003c\/em\u003e identifies five essential conditions: a stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organisational context, and the availability of competent coaching, all of which greatly enhance the likelihood of team success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a practical framework that leaders can use to muster personal skills and organisational resources to create and sustain the five key conditions. It shows how those conditions can launch a team onto a trajectory of increasing effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative and astutely realistic, \u003cem\u003eLeading Teams\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new and provocative way of thinking about and leading work teams in any organisational setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868711735532,"sku":"9781578513338","price":78.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10883482750.jpg?v=1759766339","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/leading-teams-by-j-richard-hackman-9781578513338","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}