Build an A-team : play to their strengths and lead them up the learning curve / by Whitney Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Whitney (Whitney W.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Employee morale.

Employee motivation.

Engagement (Philosophy).

Organizational learning.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2018]

Summary:

Do you want to have a high-performing team that strives for greatness, even in the face of uncertainty? Do you want to be a boss people love, while also driving high performance? Building morale and high performance are about engagement, and engagement is all about learning, argues Whitney Johnson. In over twenty years of research, investing, consulting, and coaching, Johnson has seen that people need continuous learning and fresh challenges to stay engaged. In this book you'll learn how to build an "A" team by leading team members on their current learning curve, how to design their jobs to maximize learning and engagement, and how to implement a seven-step process for advancing up the learning curve. We all want opportunities to learn, experiment, and grow in our jobs. The best bosses know this, and they know how to make it happen through thoughtful role design and just enough challenge. The result is a team that learns how to thrive, no matter what the industry throws at them.-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: Being the kind of boss people love to work for

The s-curve of learning

The seven accelerants of learning and growth

Recruiting and hiring

Managing the hungry new hire

Playing to their strengths

Managing masters

Helping people leap to new learning curves

Conclusion: Getting started.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781633693654

1633693651