Great teams don’t just happen. How often have you sat in team meetings complaining to yourself, “Why does it take forever for this group to make a simple decision? What are we even trying to achieve?” As a team leader, you have the power to improve things. It’s up to you to get people to work well together and produce results. Written by team expert Mary Shapiro, the HBR Guide to Leading Teams will help you avoid the pitfalls you’ve experienced in the past by focusing on the often-neglected people side of teams. With practical exercises, guidelines for structured team conversations, and step-by-step advice, this guide will help
საკმაოდ საინტერესო მაგალითებია მოყვანილი, რომელიც დამწყები მენეჯერებისთვის გამოცდილების კარგი გაზიარება იქნება. ეს ის იშვიათი შემთხვევაა, რომ უცხოური მაგალითების უმრავლესობა რელევანტურია ჩვენი ახლანდელი გამოწვევებისთვის და შეიძლება იქიდან სწავლა.
პრობლემა რაც აქვს ამ კატეგორიის წიგნებს, მათ შორის ამ გზამკვლევსაც, ხშირია აშკარა ჭეშმარიტების მტკიცება (და ამაზე დროის დაკარგვა) და ზოგადი ინფორმაცია, თუ რა კარგია ჰარმონიული ურთიერთობა ნებისმიერი ტიპის გუნდში. ასეთ დროს ყოველთვის ვფიქრობ, რომ დამატებითი რესურსები, ინფორმაციაც უნდა მოჰყვებოდეს, რომ გზამკვლევიდან სწორად გადახვიდე უფრო სიღრმისეულ, კვლევებითა და სამეცნიერო ფაქტებით გაჯერებულ წყაროებზე.
Myślę, że to dotychczas najlepsza pozycja z serii HBR na którą natrafiłem. Znalazłem w niej naprawdę sporo wskazówek na temat rozwoju pracy zespołowej. Książkę przesłuchałem w formie audiobooka, ale razem z audiobookiem przy zakupie uzyskałem link do bardzo pomocnego dokumentu PDF. W ów dokumencie można znaleźć podsumowanie wielu technik, narzędzi o których jest mowa w książce. Przytoczę kilka koncepcji zawartych w książce. Jedną z podstawowych rzeczy jest określenie mocnych stron oraz kompetencji każdego członka zespołu zarówno tych "twardych" jak i "miękkich" kompetencji. Ważne jest zrozumienie tego jakie typy osobowości występują w zespole. Tu można wykorzystać wiele różnych metod, na przykład Myers-Briggs, Big Five, DISC etc. Świadomość zespołu na temat różnych typów osobowościowych występujących w zespole pomaga członkom zespołu w radzeniu sobie z nieporozumieniami wynikającymi z różnic osobowościowych jak i również wykorzystanie pełnego potencjału zespołu. Im większe zróżnicowanie zespołu tym lepiej. Jednak to zróżnicowanie musi być w odpowiedni sposób kierowane. Bardzo ciekawym zagadnieniem poruszonym w książce jest ustalanie zasad działania zespołu wspólnie przez cały zespół oraz stałe ulepszanie pracy zespołu polegające na ciągłym monitorowaniu tego jak przebiega praca zespołu, jak wspólnie ustalone zasady są przez wszystkich dotrzymywane itd. Zasady działania zespołu mogą ulegać zmianom i dobrze jest aby w czynny sposób na nowo motywować zespół do samorefleksji oraz formułowania nowych zasad, likwidacji starych jeśli nie są już aktualne. Pozycje HBR na pewno są warte polecenia.
This is a decent summary of the elements of team leadership, from getting diverse skills to setting shared standards to debriefing well.
The writing is very formal, but not overly complicated.
It's best and worst quality is that it's brief. You can read it quickly, but it doesn't have lots of specifics on each element. It's like reading an executive summary of the big ideas on team leadership.
I like that each chapter is short and to the point. I read and applied the knowledge 1 chapter a day and experienced the improvement in my team everyday.
Good, concise overview of strategies for managing teams. Some of the advice is really more suited to a "problem" team rather than an average well-running team, but most of the book is applicable to all managers.
It feels like I was told obvious stuff. Sometimes this is what you need to reshuffle your existing knowledge into a pile of solid bricks. Not this time. Perhaps it aims a very broad audience and I didn’t feel myself to be part of it.
Well organized and practical, this is a book that I would read again. Listened as an audiobook the first time, for the 2nd time I would get a physical copy for visuals, note taking, and moving around the book.
Some good tips on defining norms, inviting dissent, and creating accountability in teams. I wish the advice based on research was more explicit about what it was citing, though.
A good (but not great) book on managing your team. Covers basic aspects of leadership, culture and feedback in the team. Not a hbr quality work for sure.
-A common mistake is to recruit team members who think the alike. Lack of diversity hurts the team. Diversity in way of thinking, work styles, skills and experience is key. -Goals: task goals (what needs to be done), process goals (How the work is done) and specific roles must be well defined from the beginning. This facilitates decision making process. Too much flexibility can hurt the team. ** 1. What actions need to be taken to achieve these goals? ** 2. What are the deadlines for each step? ** 3. How will progress be measured along the way? -Define clear rules of conduct for everyone. Define what is acceptable and what is NOT. Hold everyone accountable. Give people recognition for good work. -Resolve conflict constructively. Reframe the conflict to focus on a solution. -Build a team identity and reputation. Work on outside of the team’s relationships. -When the project is over, spend some time in a debrief and review. What went well, what didn’t and why. LEARN.
Concise and very helpful, although not quite as inspirational as Better Business Writing, Managing Stress at Work, or Getting the Right Work Done from the same series. It's missing depth, however as a jumping off point - or "recentering" read on how to lead teams (be they departments, projects, or client teams) this has a lot to offer.
Good content for people who don't have experience leading teams yet. I wish it had more focus on skills and techniques for people who have background already and are looking to grow and get better.
Better than expected! Practical advice on leadership that you can bring to the office the next day. Sometimes a bit too American in its style (more top-down thinking rather than consensus-driven thinking).