Leadership in Action: Seven Common Beliefs About Teams: Are They True?

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Contents
3. Seven Common Beliefs About Teams: Are They True?
   1. Teams of women are more collaborative than teams of men.
   2. Leaders are more critical of their teams than are members.
   3. As they work together, team members develop “one mind” about what is going well or poorly on the team.
   4. Teams are often out of touch with how their performance is viewed by their customers and key outside observers.
   5. Leaders in the United States are having difficulty making the transition to leading teams.
   6. Men make better team leaders than women.
   7. People dislike working on teams.
   8. Final Comments and Predictions