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Leader as teacher: conversations to grow teams.

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| June 22, 2005 | Barbour, JoAnn Danelo; Harrell, Deana Dynis | COPYRIGHT 2005 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Among the opportunities a leader has to improve a work culture, creating and growing effective teams have become important routes to organizational transformation. Our intent is to help leaders understand the stages and considerations in the process of teaming, the significant role the leader plays in establishing organizational and team norms, and how to use conversations to teach important values needed to grow the desired culture.

Introduction

Among the opportunities a leader has to improve a culture, creating and developing effective teams have become important routes to organizational transformation. Developing teams includes ...

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