Book description
What keeps a team performing at its peak even under the most difficult conditions? Conversational capacity: the ability to have open, balanced, nondefensive dialogue
In a world of mounting complexity and rapid-fire change, it's more important than ever to build teams that work well when the pressure is on. Craig Weber provides managers and team leaders with the communication tools they need to ensure that the team remains on track even when dealing with its most troublesome issues, responds to tough challenges with greater agility and skill, and performs brilliantly in circumstances that incapacitate less disciplined teams.
Craig Weber is an international consultant specializing in team and leadership development.
Table of contents
- Cover
- CONVERSATIONAL CAPACITY: THE SECRET TO BUILDING SUCCESSFUL TEAMS THAT PERFORM WHEN THE PRESSURE IS ON
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
- Chapter 1: Conversational Capacity: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
- Chapter 2: Intentional Conflict: Why Good Intentions Are Never Enough
- Chapter 3: Beyond Fight and Flight: A More Intentional Mindset
- Chapter 4: Intentional Dialogue: Skills for Balancing Candor and Curiosity
- Chapter 5: Cultivating Our Better Angels
- Chapter 6: Conversational Capacity and the Value of Conflict
- Chapter 7: Conversational Capacity and Adaptive Learning
- Chapter 8: The Work of Building a Disciplined Team
- Chapter 9: Conversational Capacity and the Challenge of Team Leadership
- Conclusion: The Road Less Traveled
- Notes
- Index
Product information
- Title: Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When the Pressure Is On
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2013
- Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
- ISBN: 9780071807135
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