{"product_id":"smart-leaders-smarter-teams-9780787988739","title":"Smart Leaders Smarter Teams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA proven approach for helping leaders and teams work together to achieve better decisions, greater commitment, and stronger results   More than ever, effective leadership requires us to work as a team, but many leaders struggle to get the results they need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho this book is for, what it is about, and why I wrote it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 How Well Does Your Team Really Work? 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy does a group of smart leaders so often create a less-than-smart team? This chapter describes how the mindset leaders use can get them and their team stuck. It explains why adopting a mutual learning set of values and assumptions gets you and your team unstuck so that you get more done and achieve your goals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 How You and Your Team Get Stuck: The Unilateral Control Approach 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you and your team try to achieve your goals by unilaterally controlling the situation, you get the very results you’ve been trying to avoid. This chapter enables you to compare your own mindset and behaviors to those of a unilaterally controlling leader, so you can understand the mindset from which you are operating.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Getting Unstuck to Get Results: The Mutual Learning Approach 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you shift to a mutual learning mindset, you and your team operate from a more productive set of values and assumptions. These include being transparent, curious, accountable, and compassionate, and creating informed choice. This chapter demonstrates how that mindset generates common understanding that transforms decision making to produce better team performance, stronger team working relationships, and work that is satisfying and motivating.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Getting the Puzzle Pieces on the Table: Mutual Learning Behaviors 1–4 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow you think is how you lead. This chapter provides detailed guidance on how to put the mutual learning mindset into action through four mutual learning behaviors: state views and ask genuine questions, share all relevant information, use specific examples and agree on what important words mean, and explain your reasoning and intent. See how these behaviors lead you and your team to higher quality decisions, shorter implementation time, and greater commitment and trust.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Putting the Puzzle Together: Mutual Learning Behaviors 5–8 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eContinuing from Chapter Four, this chapter provides detailed guidance on how to put the mutual learning mindset into action through four more mutual learning behaviors: focus on interests not positions, test assumptions and inferences, jointly design next steps, and discuss undiscussable issues.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Designing for Mutual Learning 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow you design—or redesign—your team shapes whether your team gets the results you want or the results you’re trying to avoid. See how to enhance your team structures, processes, and context to get more effective decision making, less unproductive conflict, and greater commitment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Dealing With Common Team Challenges 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost teams face challenges that are easily addressed by using a mutual learning approach. This chapter describes how to apply the mutual learning mindset and behaviors to deal with these challenges, including keeping team meetings on track, speaking with one voice as a team, preventing end runs, and giving and receiving feedback.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Becoming a Smarter Leader 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHave you decided to become a smarter leader through mutual learning? This chapter helps you take stock of what you want to achieve, develop an action plan for what you want to change and why, and prepare to talk with your team about your changes. Together these steps will help you engage your team to support your leadership change.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Becoming a Smarter Team 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour team has greater power to get better results when you and the team decide to change together. The stakes are higher, but so are the rewards. This chapter provides specific steps to help you and your team take stock of what the team wants to achieve, develop a team action plan for change, and plan for team conversations to begin the change. Together, these steps will help you create a team whose results exceed the sum of its parts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 247 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405054157143,"sku":"9780787988739","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787988739.jpg?v=1730488516","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/smart-leaders-smarter-teams-9780787988739","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}