Beyond the team

Author: Bellay
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Effectively working together—engaging in collaboration—is key to gaining competitive advantage. This book will help every manager understand what (and what not) to do in their organization to support collaboration." — Susan G. Cohen, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"Finally, this book goes beyond the 'how-to' of team building and addresses the critical question of 'how do I create a collaborative organization within a team to realize the benefits of long-term investment.' The 'Ten Principles of a Collaborative Organization' listed in this book are highly valuable." — Seth Macchione, CEO, LLC Domicile Design Group
"The author builds his research on teamwork and takes us to the next level—collaborative organizations. He shows us how to carefully create collaboration, in contrast to collaboration built by chance. Imagine a fully functioning organization with high-performing work teams!" — Jack Zenger, Vice President, Provent Group
"The author has done a great deal to help us shift our focus from 'teams' to 'collaboration.' This broader perspective can help us achieve success in optimizing coordination and goals that are not constrained by team rules." — James C. Joiner, Program Director, Program and Project Management, Dallas Texas University
"This book is a practical, business-focused guide for creating successful teams and increasing collaboration in the 21st century business world." — Dale O. Miner, Intel Corporation, Organizational Development Department
"For managers, CEOs, and consultants who want to maintain a collaborative advantage, this is a must-read." — John M. Gilbert, Vice President, U.S. Real Estate Tax Services, Inc.
This book provides insights on how to achieve more effective collaboration, which is inherent in many environments. When collaboration occurs continuously, the intent of this book is to provide fundamental principles on how to improve this inherent collaboration and intentionally enhance collaboration within the organization.