HBR Guide to Leading Teams (HBR Guide Series)

What You’ll Learn

How often have you sat in team meetings, grousing to yourself, “What a colossal waste of time. Why does it take forever for us to make a simple decision? What are we even trying to achieve here?”

Dysfunctional teams are maddening—and sadly, they seem to be endemic to organizational life. But as the team leader, you have the power to change things for the better. It’s up to you to get people to work well together and produce results.

How do you avoid the pitfalls you’ve experienced so painfully in the past? This guide offers step-by-step advice, drawing on time-tested principles, practical exercises, guidelines for structured team conversations, and examples from a range of industries and organizational settings.

You’ll get better ...