Publisher Description
Build high-performing teams with an evidence-based framework that delivers results Committed Teams: Three Steps to Inspiring Passion and Performance is based on a deceptively simple philosophy: set a direction, try to stay on track, and make adjustments when necessary. Easy to do? Hardly--especially when the typical workday is time-crunched, stressful, and deadline-driven. Drawing on research done at the Wharton School of Business, the authors reveal how to deliver results under these tough conditions. Tested and refined in Wharton's Executive Development Program, Committed Teams will help you gain buy-in for shared objectives, assign roles to the right people, and establish norms for effective collaboration. Whether your team aims to execute a strategy, produce breakthrough innovations, collaborate across global boundaries, or launch a new venture, this how-to guide offers the pragmatic advice you need. Engaging stories and illustrative examples from business, entertainment, sports, and the arts bring the three-step process to life. This game-changing audiobook provides the tools for: Aligning every member of your team behind a motivating vision Making team meetings efficient and productive Closing the gap between stated goals and actual behaviors If you want to be competitive in a demanding, fast-paced work environment, you need to rely on a high-performing team. Committed Teams is the indispensable resource for creating one.
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About the Authors
Mario Moussa is a senior fellow in the Wharton School of Business’s
Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where he
directs and teaches programs in health care. He is also a lecturer at
the Aresty Institute of Executive Education, where he has led the
development of programs for corporate security managers, energy
executives, physician leaders, and banking executives. He has published widely in the field of organizational
dynamics, power, and influence, and is a regular contributor to Matrix: The Magazine for Leaders in Higher Education.
Derek Newberry is a Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business and teaches in its Executive Programs. As a business anthropologist, he advises corporate leaders on the human factors that drive organizational effectiveness.
Madeline Boyer is a Senior Consultant with Percipient Partners, a Lecturer at the Wharton School and cultural business anthropologist whose work, research, and teaching focuses on new workplace phenomena: particularly shared and collaborative workspaces, and remote workforce management (leading ‘wide teams’).
About the Narrators
Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.
Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.