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

Richard S. Wellins (Author), William C. Byham (Author), George R. Dixon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jossey-Bass Management | Publication Date: September 28, 1994

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.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Teams have been used effectively as a management tool to reengineer companies, to implement total quality management, to develop and complete projects, and to coach other employees. The authors variously have cowritten such popular works as Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1992) and Empowered Teams (1991), and now they demonstrate how teams have been used successfully in these 20 in-depth, instructive case studies that show why or when a team approach should be considered, what problems can result, what successes should follow, and what lessons will be learned. The authors provide valuable information for managers considering the team approach and for employees who might be selected as team members. David Rouse

Review

"The final word on teams."

``An excellent book for benchmarking empowered teams within world-class organizations without ever leaving your desk.'' —Fred Eintracht, team leader, Texas Instruments, Defense Systems and Electronics Group, High-Performing Organizations Development

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

``A very valuable resource! Kraft General Foods Customer Support Services have used numerous practical, real-life examples from this book to help our internal customers understand the teams process and realize what business results they can expect from implementing teams.'' —Nicholas Bridges, Director of Training, Kraft General Foods, Customer Support Services

"An invaluable guide. . . . Whether or not companies used teamwork to redesign core processes or to gain business focus and competitive advantage, getting a behind-the-scenes look at their practices is an enlightening journey."

``A wonderfully succinct study of team implementationin a variety of company culturesoffering valuable insights into some of the latest technologists available in team system designs.'' —Lee D. Ashton, Vice President of Human Resources, Maplehurst

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 366 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (September 28, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555425747
• ISBN-13: 978-1555425746
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,098,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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