Leadership of Teams

Mike Brent is an Adjunct Professor of Practice at Ashridge Executive Education, Hult international business school, and specialises in leadership, team-building, influencing, coaching and cross-cultural management. He is widely published in the areas of influencing, coaching and leadership.Fiona Elsa Dent is a Professor of Practice at Ashridge, an independent trainer, executive coach and author who works with a range of organisations and clients on a national and international basis. She is the author of 12 books and teaches and consults on a broad spectrum of leadership, personal, interpersonal and relationship skills.

• Introduction1. Teams – what and why!2. Leadership and teams3. The stages of team development4. Team roles5. Types of teams6. Qualities and characteristics for effective team leaders and members7. Building trust8. Engaging the team9. The emotional element10. Teams and accountability11. Influencing the team12. Facilitating the team13. Coaching the team14. Managing challenging behaviour15. Dealing with conflict16. Change in teams17. Dealing with politics in teams18. DerailmentAnd finally, the future of teams References and BooklistIndex

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