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Groups That Work (and Those That Don't): Creating Conditions for Effective Teamwork (Jossey Bass Business and ...

Jossey-Bass, 1989

Explores the design and leadership of groups, providing detailed descriptions of twenty-seven diverse work groups--including task forces, top management groups, production teams, and customer service teams--to offer insights into what factors affect group productivity, and what leaders and group members can do to improve work group effectiveness.

Work Redesign (Organization Development)

1 review
J. Richard Hackman, Greg R. Oldham

Prentice Hall, 1980

A must read classic
Work Redesign is written in 1980 and (unfortunately) just as relevant today as it was in 1980! The book is about redesigning work so that it increases the internal motivation of the employees. This increases their job satisfaction and their quality of work. It describes when, how and when not and how not to do this. The consists of four parts: Introduction, individuals, teams and change. ...

Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances

7 reviews
J. Richard Hackman

Harvard Business School Press, 2002

Best book on teams so far
Leading teams is the best book on the topic of teams that I've read so far. It's very well structured, well researched, well written and full of useful information that can be used in real life to improve teams. The book consists of three parts of which part II is the main content of the book. Part I is called "challenge" and starts with an comparison of two different airline companies who ...

Psychology and Work: Productivity, Change, and Employment (The Master Lectures, Vol 5)

1 review
J. Richard Hackman

American Psychological Association (APA), 1986

A "New Classic"
For those who are students of I/O Psychology, team dynamics, self-managing teams, and all of the many ways that management science has tried to improve our lives over the past 40 years this is a must have! This book contains many of the original pieces that are cited over and over in newer management texts. Nothing like going back to the original source material!

Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great (Center for Public Leadership)

2 reviews
Ruth Wageman; Debra A. Nunes; James A. Burruss; J. Richard Hackman

Harvard Business School Press, 2008

Excellent Resource for Leading (or Coaching) a Senior Team
Written for leaders (and also coaches) of executive level teams, Senior Leadership Teams presents a framework of three essentials (a real team, a compelling purpose, the right people) and three enablers (structure, support, coaching) for developing a great senior team. Drawing from their research with 120 top teams and their collective consulting experience, the authors present numerous ...

The Team That Wasn't (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Suzy Wetlaufer, Jon R. Katzenbach, ...

Harvard Business Review, 1994

Eric Holt had one responsibility as FireArt's director of strategy: to put together a team of people from each division and create and implement a comprehensive plan for the company's strategic realignment within six months. It seemed like an exciting, rewarding challenge. Unfortunately, the team got off on the wrong foot from its first meeting. Randy Louderback, FireArt's charismatic and extremely talented director of sales and marketing, ...