Inside Teams: How 20 World-Class Organizations Are Winning Through Teamwork (Jossey-Bass Management)

Inside Teams: How 20 World-Class Organizations Are Winning Through Teamwork (Jossey-Bass Management)

by William C. Byham (Contributor), Richard S. Wellins (Author)

Synopsis

Team power revealed through real-world examples of success This book gives you a real-world perspective on using teams to reengineer your organization. You'll discover what it takes to achieve aggressive and challenging goals for quality, productivity, and cost-effectiveness. Inside Teams covers: * Using teamwork to redesign core processes* Making teams work in union and non-union facilities* Building teams from the ground up* And more! Go behind the scenes with Colgate-Palmolive, Miller Brewing, Company, Wilson Sporting Goods, and others and prepare your organization for reengineering through teamwork.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 404
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 22 Feb 1996

ISBN 10: 0787902454
ISBN 13: 9780787902452

Media Reviews
The final word on teams.

``An excellent book for benchmarking empowered teams withinworld-class organizations without ever leaving your desk.'' (FredEintracht, team leader, Texas Instruments, Defense Systems andElectronics Group, High-Performing Organizations Development)

For those readers grappling with implementing teams, Inside Teamsis worth its weight in benchmarking funds.

``A very valuable resource! Kraft General Foods Customer SupportServices have used numerous practical, real-life examples from thisbook to help our internal customers understand the teams processand realize what business results they can expect from implementingteams.'' (Nicholas Bridges, Director of Training, Kraft GeneralFoods, Customer Support Services)

An invaluable guide. . . . Whether or not companies used teamworkto redesign core processes or to gain business focus andcompetitive advantage, getting a behind-the-scenes look at theirpractices is an enlightening journey.

``A wonderfully succinct study of team implementationin a varietyof company culturesoffering valuable insights into some of thelatest technologists available in team system designs.'' (Lee D.Ashton, Vice President of Human Resources, Maplehurst)
Author Bio
RICHARD S. WELLINS Richard S. Wellins is senior vice president of programs and marketing for Development Dimensions International (DDI), a world leader in providing human resource programs and service designed to create high--performance organizations. He is lead author of Empowered Teams (1991) and coauthor of Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team--Based Organizations (1994), both from Jossey--Bass. Willaim C. Byham is president and CEO of DDI and coauthor of such bestselling books as Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990) and its sequel, HeroZEmpower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company (1994). George R. Dixon is a business writer, researcher, and communications consultant. His books include What Works at Work (1988) and Shogun Management (1993, with W. C. Byham). WILLIAM C. BYHAM Richard S. Wellins is senior vice president of programs and marketing for Development Dimensions International (DDI), a world leader in providing human resource programs and service designed to create high--performance organizations. He is lead author of Empowered Teams (1991) and coauthor of Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team--Based Organizations (1994), both from Jossey--Bass. Willaim C. Byham is president and CEO of DDI and coauthor of such bestselling books as Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990) and its sequel, HeroZEmpower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company (1994). George R. Dixon is a business writer, researcher, and communications consultant. His books include What Works at Work (1988) and Shogun Management (1993, with W. C. Byham). GEORGE R. DIXON Richard S. Wellins is senior vice president of programs and marketing for Development Dimensions International (DDI), a world leader in providing human resource programs and service designed to create high--performance organizations. He is lead author of Empowered Teams (1991) and coauthor of Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team--Based Organizations (1994), both from Jossey--Bass. Willaim C. Byham is president and CEO of DDI and coauthor of such bestselling books as Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990) and its sequel, HeroZEmpower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company (1994). George R. Dixon is a business writer, researcher, and communications consultant. His books include What Works at Work (1988) and Shogun Management (1993, with W. C. Byham).