CHAPTER 8SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAMS
There are deeper sources of resistance, more misconceptionsand tougher obstacles to forming real teams at the top thanat anywhere else in the organization.
—John R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith, The Wisdom of Teams
Have you ever worked for an organization that seemed to be moving in many directions at the same time? You felt the volatility as you rebounded between one executive’s vision and another, and it was very uncomfortable. This is one of the primary reasons organizations fail. Notwithstanding all their talk about being a team player, valuing collaboration, and making win/win agreements, senior managers have difficulty following their own admonitions. Senior managers have a tendency to be lone rangers. ...
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