Description

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Become a team leader - no matter what role you play in your team!

This self-study training guide puts the power of participative leadership into the hands of every manager, trainer, consultant, and team member struggling to help teams succeed. Packed with more than eighty new and field-tested tools, Tools for Team Leadership solves the mystery of why some teams - regardless of talent - succeed while others fail and delivers everything you need to master the "X-factor" skills of team leadership.

About the Author

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Gregory E. Huszczo, PhD has more than 30 years of experience as a professor, consultant and trainer with clients that include Ford Motor Company, Digital Equipment Corporation, La-Z-Boy, Unisys, AFSCME, Navistar and the US National Coalition for Community and Justice. He is also the author of Tools for Team Excellence.

Praise For…

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A great fit with Toyota Way principles of developing internal leaders, teaching employees to become problem solvers, and continuous improvement. This book will join Huszczo's Tools for Team Excellence in my practical tool kit.—Scott Fenton, Senior Specialist, HR & OD, Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc.

Clear and understandable with many logical explanations and examples. Speaks from experience; draws on his knowledge to make a point.—Quality Progress

Cross-functional teams' diverse aspects make team leadership a challenge - one that Huszczo tackles with clarity and simplicity.—Biz Books by Jim Pawlak

His book is just fine. There is plenty of material here for consideration and action.—Training Magazine

Makes a valuable contribution toward team performance that can be easily applied by individual managers or across entire organizations.—Human Resource Planning

Uses actual experiences that can be directly related to the needs of industry going to lean and team environments. A great resource.—Patrick McDonnell, Production Manager, La-Z-Boy Canada Ltd.

Offers team leaders many creative strategies to help them improve their ability.—Soundview Executive Book Summaries

Provides tools such as focus group questionnaires, checklists of responsibilities, exercises for teams, chapter reviews, pithy "commandments" to improve teams.—HR Magazine

The tools Huszczo describes can lead to better job design and content, new learning, and new skill development. His book is a vision of a more democratic workplace that is both enabling and innovative.—Michael Schippani, International Representative, United Auto Workers

The tools scattered throughout immediately transform concepts into clear action, giving confidence to those striving to make a difference at work. This book will be a godsend to those dedicated, caring people wanting workplaces that perform exceptionally as they give workers every opportunity to express and contribute their talents and skills.

Offers a practical, hands-on tools approach for leaders to make their work teams successful - in an office, in a hospital, or on the plant floor.—Lee O. Sanborn, Organization Development Leader, Ford Motor Company-Manufacturing