Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results
How well doesyourleadership team work?Do you and your team consistently achieve the results you want?Do ineffective problem solving, inability to resolve conflicts, strained relationships, and lack of trust get in the way of what you need to achieve?Smart Leaders, Smarter Teamsintroduces Mutual Learning, a comprehensive approach that has enabled Roger Schwarz's clients in global corporations, federal agencies, and nonprofits worldwide to get to the heart of their toughest challenges and significantly improve their results.In this book, Roger Schwarz addresses a critical question: Why does a group of smart leaders so often create a less-than-smart team?For thirty years, Schwarz has studied and consulted with leaders who faced challenges in which they were less effective than they wanted to be. Almost all leaders fall into the same unproductive traps stemming from theirmindset—deeply ingrained beliefs about how leaders are "supposed" to act.In challenging situations, most leaders use aunilateral control mindsetin which they attempt to make others do what they want them to do. Leadersthinkthey're acting in the best interests of their organization. Yet unilateral control consistently generates subpar results.Unfortunately, leaders are not usually aware of the negative impact this mindset creates.The antidote to unilateral control isMutual Learningin which the team works together to shift its values, assumptions, and behaviors so thatleadership is invested in the full team—rather than just a formal leader. The approach is based on five core values that fundamentally change the way the team thinks and acts:TransparencyCuriosityAccountabilityInformed ChoiceCompassionApply the principles of Mutual Learning to your toughest challenges. You and your team will get stuck far less often, achieve higher levels of performance, have better working relationships, and enjoy greater well-being.