The Management Team Handbook

"Five success factors are critical to the development of a leadership team."

"All management teams?whether they are responsible for a large organization or a single department?need to engage in both strategic and operational planning. "

"Learn about events outside your organization that may affect your future."

"Our study of management teams found three factors to be necessary in developing collaborative relationships."

"Viewed in the context of the four components of an effective decision-making process, leadership seems to emerge as the central element."

"Moving from discussion to action requires agreement on "what, how, when and who" for every decision made by the team."

"Just as you would perform maintenance regularly on your car, home, or yard, you also need to follow a program of regular maintenance with a management team."

"Because executives are so busy, they may give little thought to an interview until the candidate is walking in the door, and as a result they fail to focus their questions on critical skills and abilities."

"Taking steps to successfully navigate transitions prevents lost productivity and damaged relationships, possible making the team even stronger than before."

"The most important factor in determining whether a sick team can improve is intention: whether or not the members want the team to be more effective."

"To become more effective, every person, management team, and organization must take responsibility, determine how they have contributed to their own problems and successes, and change their behavior based on the feedback they receive."