Leadership Trapeze: Strategies for Leadership in Team-Based Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

JEANNE M. WILSON Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). JILL GEORGE Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). RICHARD S. WELLINS Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990). WILLIAM C. BYHAM Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, and William C. Byham are affiliated with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a leading training and development company in Pittsburgh. Wilson, Wellins, and Byham coauthored Empowered Teams (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Byham is also author of the best-selling Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment (1990).

``Managing a self-managing team is no longer an oxymoron! This book blends theory and real-life examples in a practical guide for those who manageor want to managein a team-based setting. I wish our managers had this resource when we started our self-manaing work teams in 1987!'' —Jeffrey Hahn, second vice president, Insurance Services, Aid Association for Lutherans

``A practical `how-to' guide for everyonetop management, team leaders, and support professionalsto use in coaching team development. Our team members could have saved many sleepless nights if this book had been available a year ago. Leadership Trapeze will become one of our development resources alongside Empowered Teams!'' —Dave Natysin, regional vice president, McDonald's Corporation

``This is a down-to-earth guidebook that can help to make the often-frustrating transition to self-directed teams a satisfactory experience for everyone involved.''

``The authors discuss the element of `new leadership' in the age of team-based organizations and provide thoughtful and practical help for anyone making the transition.... Gritty issues like burnout, dealing with skepticism, building trust, and working with `virtual' teams also make this book useful.''