The horizontal revolution : reengineering your organization through teams

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The horizontal revolution : reengineering your organization through teams

Morris A. Graham, Melvin J. LeBaron ; foreword by Stephen R. Covey

(The Jossey-Bass management series)

Jossey-Bass, c1994

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Foreword by Stephen Covey Draws on firsthand experience at implementing and developing hundreds off-diredirected work teams and horizontal initiatives within such corporate revolutionaries as GE, The Walt Disney Company, ITT, and Litton Industries. Offers a strategic and unique guide for those involved in the frontline action of this revolution. Takes a candid and realistic look at the ongoing challenges and ultimate benefits of reengineering organizations through teams.The Horizontal Revolution documents the radical shift in workplace roles, goals, and souls and presents a step-by-step approach to creating horizontal operations through high-involvement teaming and coaching. It guides readers through the four stages of change: pioneering through reactive and proactive processes, settling-in by rewriting the work contract, tilting the organizational structure toward interdependence, and transforming and exploring new tools for continuous improvement. Filled with hands-on prescriptions, insights, and proven techniques for redistributing ownership and responsibility, and minimizing us versus them conditions, the book delivers a practical approach to making the workplace the center of learning and leadership.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Revolutionary Change for Revolutionary Times
  • Part One: Staging the Revolution
  • 1. Stage One Pioneering: A Manager's Guide to Teams
  • 2. Stage Two Settling-In: Rewriting the Constitution for How Work Gets Done
  • 3. Stage Three Horizontalizing: Moving from "That's Not My Job" to "How Are We Going to Do This?"
  • 4. Stage Four Transforming: Tools for Continuous Improvement and Success
  • Part Two: Leading the Team-Powered Organization
  • 5. The Horizontal Leader: Making the Commitment and Building Your Skills
  • 6. Horizontal Coaching: How to Keep Teams Fit and in Balance
  • Part Three: Keeping the Revolution Alive
  • 7. Reward Success: Tracking Performance and Sharing the Gains
  • 8. Revolutionary Prescriptions: Continuous Learning and Hard Work

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  • NCID
    BA24763441
  • ISBN
    • 078790046X
  • LCCN
    94031341
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 303 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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