The Power of Global Teams [electronic resource] : Driving Growth and Innovation in a Fast Changing World /
Marx, E.author.
This highly practical book explains how executive teams in global companies can work together to successfully drive change, enable fast growth or restructure the business. It demonstrates a clear correlation between team development and business results and even deals with special issues for teams in the not-for-profit sector and emerging markets.
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Mix at the Top - The Power of Psychological Diversity; Global Leadership; International Literacy; Resilience; Managing Paradoxes and Diversity; Psychological Androgyny; Agility and Global Nomads; Team Leadership; The Top Team at Barclays: Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive of Barclays; What Happens in Top Teams?; 2 Team Effectiveness - Linking Up Psychology, Culture and Strategy; Observations on Team Development Initiatives; The Three Levels of Team Development; Level I: Governance - Basic Frameworks
Level II: Skills - The CompetenciesStrategic skills assessment; The match between executive characteristics and strategy; Level III: Dynamics - Global Team Development; Case Example 2.1: Global Teams at the Rockefeller Foundation; Case Example 2.2: Global Teams in Financial Services; The Link-up Between Psychology, Cultural Context and Strategy; Culture Shock in Teams; 3 Global Teams; Experiences of Business Leaders: Samir Brikho and Shirish Apte; Case 3.1: Global Team Development in Financial Services; Success Factors in Global Team Development; A Step-by-step Approach
The Psychological ComponentThe Cultural Component; The Strategic Focus; Top Team Health Check; Star Performers and How to Manage Them: Francois Curiel and Rory Sutherland; 4 Driving Change, Growth and Innovation; International Mergers - The Shock of the Alien; Creating a New Culture; Case 4.1: Accelerating a Turnaround; Team Governance; What Happens in Practice?; Team Diagnostics; Governance Workshops; Governance and Innovation: Thomas Geitner; Differences in Business Cultures; Resilience and Performance; Are Chinese Leaders More Resilient and Agile?
Characteristics of Chinese Leadership and Teams: Jill LeeTurning around Virgin Media: Neil Berkett; 5 Talent Over Structure; Strategic Selection of Chief Executives and Top Teams; CEO Success Factors; Executive Team Review; Case 5.1: Developing a Platform for Growth and Innovation; Team Dynamics; A Differentiated View of Business Skills, Leadership Style and Motivational Drivers; Assessment Methods; Assessment of Foreign Nationals; Strengths-based Assessment; The Innovator's DNA; 6 Boards as Teams?; Governance versus Board Effectiveness; Board Composition; A Different View of Diversity
Board InternationalizationInterviews with International Board Directors; Gender Diversity; The Impact of Diversity; Diversity and Conflict; The Psychology of Boards; The Future of Boards - Behavioral Governance; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This highly practical book explains how executive teams in global companies can work together to successfully drive change, enable fast growth or restructure the business. It demonstrates a clear correlation between team development and business results and even deals with special issues for teams in the not-for-profit sector and emerging markets.
Management.
Organization.
Planning.
Globalization.
Markets.
International business enterprises.
Leadership.
Operations research.
Decision making.
Management.
Organization.
Emerging Markets/Globalization.
International Business.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Operations Research/Decision Theory.