Executive Teams

by Nadler, David A.; Spencer, Janet L.

• ISBN13: 9780787910235
• ISBN10: 0787910236
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-16
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Facing an explosion of workplace complexity, many executives choose a team-supported approach to organizational leadership over more traditional leadership models. Executive Teams provides both CEOs and senior team members themselves with an unprecedented set of insights and strategies they can use to build and maintain teams that live up to their full potential. Team members get ideas for: **Implementing strategy **Leading transformations **Changing organizational culture . . . and much more! " I strongly recommend [this book] to all those in charge of, on, or involved with executive teams."--Paul Allaire, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation Real-world case studies at Xerox, Corning, AT&T and other top companies to demonstrate exactly what executive teams are all about and detail the proficiencies CEOs must master to ensure their success. The range and depth of professional experience brought to Executive Teams makes it the most comprehensive, practically conceived work on the subject ever written.

Author Biography

DAVID A. NADLER is one of the nation's leading consultants and advisors to corporate executives on the subjects of organizational architecture and organizational change. Since 1980, he has served as CEO of the Delta Consulting Group, Inc. Prior to that, he served on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. Nadler has authored or edited more than a dozen books on management, organizational change, and leadership, including Organizational Architecture (1992), Discontinuous Change (1994), and Champions of Change (1977), all from Jossey-Bass. JANET L. SPENCER is currently a consultant with the Delta Consulting Group, Inc., where she specializes in strategy, organization design, and executive team development. Before joining Delta, she was a principal of the consulting firm W. Warner Burke Associates, Inc. Spencer has coauthored several articles and book chapters on topics relating to organizational change.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi	(4)
The Authors	xv
Part One: A New Leadership Model	1	(80)
1 Leading Executive Teams	3	(18)
David A. Nadler
2 Executive Team Effectiveness: Teamwork at the Top	21	(19)
David A. Nadler
3 The World of the CEO	40	(20)
David A. Nadler
Jeffrey D. Heilpern
4 Designing CEO and COO Roles	60	(21)
J. Carlos Rivero
Janet L. Spencer
Part Two: Managing the Executive Team	81	(110)
5 The CEO and the Executive Team: Managing the Unique Dynamics and Special Demands	83	(29)
David A. Nadler
Jeffrey D. Heilpern
6 Performance on the Executive Team: When to Pull the Trigger	112	(23)
David A. Nadler
Mark B. Nadler
7 The Importance of Trust	135	(14)
A. Elise Walton
8 Recognizing and Resolving Executive Team Conflict	149	(14)
Michael V. Collins
Roselinde Torres
9 The CEO's Role in Conflict Resolution	163	(17)
Charles S. Raben
Janet L. Spencer
10 The Role of Feedback in Executive Team Effectiveness	180	(11)
J. Carlos Rivero
Part Three: Leading the Organization: The Work of Executive Teams	191	(94)
11 The Process of Governance	193	(18)
A. Elise Walton
12 Developing Strategy	211	(29)
Janet L. Spencer
Daniel Plunkett
David Bliss
Lilian M. King
13 Leading Strategic Change Teams	240	(17)
Richard F. Ketterer
Janet L. Spencer
14 Creating a High-Performance Operating Environment	257	(28)
Peter K. Thies
David B. Wagner
Conclusion: The Competitive Advantage of Executive Teams	285	(4)
References	289	(5)
Index	294