Professional team

Author: (Canada) Patrick McNeeley, et al.
Translator: Liu Shiqiang
Country: Canada
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: If you are currently leading a professional team, this book is very suitable for you. The "team" we refer to has a universal meaning and is not a specific type of organization or institution. Your team could be a unit geographically close together, or a group working on a project together, or a small team providing customer service or conducting research. You do not manage the entire company, but you represent, coordinate, manage, lead, or assist a specific department of the company. You are not the boss, and even if you are, you do not want to be a bossy one. You may have the authority to give instructions and commands, but your authority is limited, and even if you have such authority, you rarely use it. To manage a team effectively, you must stand out. Since you are only managing a team and not the entire company, in addition to managing the team, you may also need to do customer service work. You must be both a team member and a coach. This might be your first time doing management (whatever you call it). Before becoming a team leader, you might only care about your own performance. Now, caring about (and improving) others' performance has also become your responsibility, and many of them are still your partners (and they think so too). You must mold these highly independent individuals into a highly cohesive team.