Лучшие книги Джона Катценбаха

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О том, как неукоснительное соблюдение корпоративной дисциплины может привести к скорым и неожиданно успешным результатам. Авторы уверены, что, несмотря на отсутствие неопровержимых эмпирических доказательств того, команды обеспечивают более высокие результаты эффективнее, чем не организованные в команды группы.

Джон Катценбах — основатель Катценбах Центра в Strategy&, подразделении стратегического консалтинга PwC, — является признанным экспертом в области организационной эффективности, сотрудничества, корпоративного управления, культурных проблем и мотивации сотрудников.

Книга является результатом пяти десятилетий писательской деятельности, разговоров, одержимости и, самое главное, — реальной работы с клиентами по вопросам корпоративной культуры, которую провели Джон и его коллеги.

Удивительно, но проблемы культуры, с которыми сталкиваются компании, распространены и универсальны, независимо от размера компании и отрасли, в которой она работает. Особенно актуальными эти проблемы становятся сейчас, в мире быстрых технологических изменений, глобализации, растущего общественного внимания и конкуренции в борьбе за лучшие таланты.

Авторы книги предлагают ряд идей и инструментов, которые помогут руководителям использовать корпоративную культуру своей компании в качестве катализатора всех значимых организационных изменений.

Каждая глава книги начинается с вымышленного диалога между недавно назначенным CEO Алексом и Джоном Катценбахом — опытным Катцем. В основу этих бесед легли многочисленные встречи, которые автор годами проводил с лидерами, приходящими к нему за советами. Затем следует раздел теории и практики, иллюстрирующий выдвинутые идеи реальными примерами. Здесь вы найдете множество практических советов о том, как применить эти идеи в вашей собственной компании.

Сборник объединяет статьи, посвященные проблемам выбора, построения и реализации корпоративных стратегий. Авторы - известные специалисты по проблемам управления и стратегического планирования - исследуют новые виды стратегий, рассуждают об особенностях формирования стратегий в условиях быстро меняющегося мира, о необходимости поиска и создания грамотной стратегии для получения конкурентного преимущества. Рекомендуется специалистам по менеджменту и планированию,студентам и преподавателям экономических вузов.

Highlights the various sources of emotional energy unique to organizations and the discipline companies need to follow their chosen paths. This book provides guidelines for managers seeking to reshape their practices to achieve better performance from their own workforces and gain the resulting competitive edge.

It is common knowledge that CEOs declare their direct reports as a "team at the top." Yet with a culture of individual accountability and self-reliance pervading executive suites, few management groups ever function as real teams. Now, in a natural follow-up to his bestselling The Wisdom of Teams, Jon Katzenbach offers practical guidelines for increasing leadership capacity at the highest executive levels. He shows how even the strongest and most successful CEO can improve a company's performance by turning the senior executive group into a real team--without sacrificing each member's individual leadership capabilities. Teams at the Top explains how to recognize when a team effort at the management level is preferable and when a work group under single leadership will do. Then, the book shows how to develop the capability to shift into whichever mode is appropriate. With stories and examples from well-known companies including Avon, Ben & Jerry's, Citicorp, and Clorox, Teams at the Top will help companies of all sizes and in all industries maximize the full potential of their leadership. "Rigorously objective and relentlessly realistic, Teams at the Top performs the greatest service a management book can render by deliberately avoiding simplistic, trendy prescriptions in favor of something much more enduring and substantial: understanding and insight. Jon Katzenbach stands as one of the most thoughtful and consistent contributors to the art, science, and practice of people working together to accomplish shared objectives."--Jim Collins, Coauthor of Built to Last "While this rich and rewarding work focuses on senior management, its message is equally applicable to all 'teams who runthings.'"--European Quality

Managers are seizing on teamwork as an easy solution for meeting aggressive goals, only to meet with frustration when their teams prove difficult to predict and control. In this book, bestselling author and team expert Jon Katzenbach gathers together articles from the Harvard Business Review that address the challenges and rewards that await every successful team. This thoughtful collection examines the conditions that encourage--or inhibit--the work of teams, and offers guidance for overcoming the problems that can derail even the best work groups. A Harvard Business Review Book.

The consulting firm McKinsey & Company supported and encouraged Katzenbach to address an issue facing all organizations?change. It's the same issue that has Vice-President Al Gore talking about "reinventing government" and Peter Drucker urging managers to "rediscover leadership." Numerous corporations are downsizing, restructuring or revamping. Yet the steps taken to do so may limit the resulting organizations' ability to further adapt, because workers with superior skills are terminated and middle managers with leadership skills are eliminated. Katzenbach et al. argue that the key to changing performance capability in dynamic companies is a new breed of middle manager?The Real Change Leader (RCL). Common characteristics of RCLs are outlined and illustrated with examples. The RCLs connect three forces of organizational change: top aspirations, work force productivity and marketplace reality. This book is highly recommended to all corporate executives who want to learn about effective leadership in large organizations.

An essential guide for any small group that must deliver team performance. With the demand for project-oriented work and faster, more nimble responses, successful small-group performance is more crucial than ever. Katzenbach and Smith, authors of the international bestseller The Wisdom of Teams, have again joined forces, revealing how to implement the disciplines, frameworks, tools, and techniques required for team- and small-group performance. Combining their insights and practical strategies, they offer concepts and pragmatic, doable exercises for team leaders and team members to deliver results. Hot topics covered include: why small-group performance demands expertise at two disciplines, team level and leader level, instead of one; virtual teams; and global teams. This book combines practical exercises with cutting-edge insights, and both authors are authorities on the subject. Attend a featured author workshop at the 13th International Conference on Work Teams: Collaborating for Competitive Advantage, September 23-25, 2002, in Dallas, TX. For information, contact the Center for the Study of Work Teams at 940 565 3096 or visit them online at www.workteams.unt.edu.

The definitive classic on high-performance teamsThe Wisdom of Teams is the definitive work on how to create high-performance teams in any organization. Having sold nearly a half million copies and been translated into more than fifteen languages, the authors’ clarion call that teams should be the basic unit of organization for most businesses has permanently shaped the way companies reach the highest levels of performance.Using engaging case studies and testimonials from both successful and failed teams—ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the U.S. Army to high school sports—the authors explain the dynamics of teams both in great detail and with a broad view. Their conclusions and prescriptions span the familiar to the counterintuitive:• Commitment to performance goals and common purpose is more important to team success than team building.• Opportunities for teams exist in all parts of the organization.• Real teams are the most successful spearheads of change at all levels.• Working in teams naturally integrates performance and learning.• Team “endings” can be as important to manage as team “beginnings.”Wisdom lies in recognizing a team’s unique potential to deliver results and in understanding its many benefits—development of individual members, team accomplishments, and stronger companywide performance. Katzenbach and Smith’s comprehensive classic is the essential guide to unlocking the potential of teams in your organization.