Global teams : how the best teams achieve high performance /
Owen, Jo,
Global teams : how the best teams achieve high performance / Jo Owen. - Harlow, England: Pearson Education, c2017 - xii, 297 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
CONTENTS
About the author --
Acknowledgements --
1. Introduction --
2. What is special about global teams --
PART ONE: Leading the team --
3. The global leadership challenge : new skills, new mindset --
PART TWO: Teams without borders --
4. Trust : the glue that binds the team --
5. Communications : less noise, more understanding --
PART THREE: Creating the firm-wide context for success --
6. Goals : clear goals or shared goals? --
7. Systems and processes : the building blocks of success --
8. People and skills : global talent, global mindset --
9. Culture : building cultural intelligence --
10. Structure: co-ordination and conflict --
PART FOUR: Rising to the global challenge : lead, trust and support --
11. Conclusions --
Glossary --
Notes.
Based on original research with some of the world’s leading companies, Global Teams is the definitive, practical guide on making the sharp end of globalisation work for you and your organisation.
9781292171913 (pbk.) 129217191X (pbk.)
2016041432
International business enterprises--Management.
Intercultural communication.
Teams in the workplace.
Leadership.
HD62.4.O94 2017
658.4/022
Global teams : how the best teams achieve high performance / Jo Owen. - Harlow, England: Pearson Education, c2017 - xii, 297 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
CONTENTS
About the author --
Acknowledgements --
1. Introduction --
2. What is special about global teams --
PART ONE: Leading the team --
3. The global leadership challenge : new skills, new mindset --
PART TWO: Teams without borders --
4. Trust : the glue that binds the team --
5. Communications : less noise, more understanding --
PART THREE: Creating the firm-wide context for success --
6. Goals : clear goals or shared goals? --
7. Systems and processes : the building blocks of success --
8. People and skills : global talent, global mindset --
9. Culture : building cultural intelligence --
10. Structure: co-ordination and conflict --
PART FOUR: Rising to the global challenge : lead, trust and support --
11. Conclusions --
Glossary --
Notes.
Based on original research with some of the world’s leading companies, Global Teams is the definitive, practical guide on making the sharp end of globalisation work for you and your organisation.
9781292171913 (pbk.) 129217191X (pbk.)
2016041432
International business enterprises--Management.
Intercultural communication.
Teams in the workplace.
Leadership.
HD62.4.O94 2017
658.4/022