He has written other books on organization management including The Wisdom of Teams, Real Change Leaders, and Peak Performance. Thus, our group believes that his credentials validate him as an expert in on the subject of organizational management.
Rationale: 6.
Katzenbach wrote Teams at the Top to portray the lack of actual teamwork among top-level management groups who label themselves as teams. Teams at the Top presents to senior executives the fact that despite their nature to work independently, they posses the skills to work as members of teams, and how integration the team concept into their work mindset on an ongoing (but not total) basis may be beneficial. Consequently, this book is also the next logical follow-up to Katzenbach's previous work The Wisdom of Teams, which focuses on teams at multiple levels of business.
Face Validity: 7.
Our reaction to the characteristics and themes presented in this book was indifferent. We accepted the author's conclusion primarily because he presented both the single leader and team models of management and made suggestions, which could be used interchangeably according to the situation at hand. He does not present an argument stating that one is better than the other, or that one should be compromised for the other. Although none of us have prior experience in senior leadership positions, we believe this book is ideal for a real world setting (as a source for examples of failures and successes) in that it allows for flexibility in management styles. .
Target Audience: 5.
This book primarily targets individuals in senior level positions who understand the benefits of teamwork, and wish to incorporate teamwork into their working mindset. This book is not for those who seek a "how-to" manual for working in teams at the executive level. Katzenbach explicitly states, "those who seek additional evidence that an ongoing team is somehow better or worse than a "no team" will not find it here.
Teamwork It's the bottom of the ninth inning, the score it three to two and the home team is down. ... It is called teamwork. ... Teamwork is everywhere; it is a basic necessity of our lives. ... Teamwork requires you work together trust forms. ... A trait that also fits with teamwork is hard work. ...
Teamwork The meaning of teamwork is a group of people of working together to get to a common goal. ... I think we used great teamwork when we started working together to combine all three projects and make a huge tower. ... We also had to come up with a plan first before we even started building the toothpick tower and that involved teamwork a lot of it. I am on a basketball team and I know what it takes to use teamwork and this project we used a lot of teamwork. ... We didn't win any prizes but I really learned what teamwork is all about. ...
In this assignment I am going to describe the influence of teamwork for successful performance. I will pick two contrasting sporting activities and pick out points on how teamwork has worked for them. ... This is all down to a number of things, but the one thing that does stick out is in any united team is teamwork they know their tasks as soon as they step onto the pitch and how to complete it successfully. ... They wouldn't have been able to do it without their enormous teamwork they go though. ... This is evidence of how things can turn around without consistent teamwork. ...
Teamwork The society we live in today depends on the structure of many different cultures. ... Teamwork and communication are critical attributes of this culture. A good example of cultural teamwork is seen at fast food restaurants or in this case, at In-n-out. ... Regardless of how the order is taken, the teamwork begins right at the moment the first order is placed. ... A detailed observation of the restaurant's culture has confirmed the significance of teamwork for its successful operation. ...
In addition, teamwork in nursing leads to greater efficiency. This is due to the synergies among colleagues and the collective pooling of skills, knowledge and resources around problems that teamwork promotes. ... Finally, teamwork in nursing is important because it leads to high quality health care for patients. Teamwork has been linked to greater job satisfaction, which has been linked to productivity (Kalisch et al., 2010). ... Furthermore, in an increasingly complex health care environment, it is essential that teamwork form the basis upon which nurses interact. ...
***Sports teach important lessons in leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship. ... Each new person provides an opportunity to demonstrate sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership. ... A team can have sportsmanship and leadership, but without teamwork the team will not succeed. If even one teammate lacks in teamwork, the whole team suffers. The saying "teamwork makes the dreamwork" holds true. ...
Teamwork and collaboration between all members of a team will result in a better level of care for the service user and also assist in creating a better working atmosphere and a better atmosphere in the care setting. ... Teamwork within my placement and also my place of work is essential in many ways. ... In this essay I have shown the importance of teamwork in a care setting by giving examples of when teamwork is required, and by citing Tuckman's "stages of group development". ...
Focused on teamwork and networks as the fundamental building block - Do people work collaboratively and cooperatively together, and freely communicate and share information, to achieve common and agreed to goals and objectives? ...
From the movie and my own experience, Homer and I both gain benefits from teamwork. ... One person's brain cannot bring more ideas than the teamwork. ... Teamwork lets Homer and I both overcome difficulties by devoting less effort. ... Developing relationships with friends is a critical advantage in teamwork. Teamwork is essential, and it has many benefits. ...