CEOs and organizational leaders are only as strong as the teams they build. And yet it is surprising how little practical advice there is for senior leaders on how to create, build, and optimize their teams. Step up The Next Leadership Team.
Illustrated with real-life examples from interviews with CEOs, C-Suite members, and headhunters throughout, The Next Leadership Team explains how senior leaders can improve the performance of their leadership teams by identifying clear team approaches, associated team member profiles, and by leading that team. These ideas are brought to life with case studies and interviews with well-known corporations such as ABB, Allianz, Amazon, AXA, Best Buy, Capita, Danone, Deutsche Telekom, Ferrari, Freudenberg, Haier, Hilti, HSBC, Holcim, Huawei, Logitech, Microsoft, Nestlé, Netflix, Nokia, Nordea, Schneider Electric, Tata, Wipro, and Zurich Insurance.
This book is an invaluable resource for CEOs and senior executives who need to build and develop leadership teams to drive success in the organizations they lead. It is also relevant to headhunters who are involved in the appointments of members of senior leadership teams.
Author(s): Thomas Keil, Marianna Zangrillo
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 240
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Different Approaches to Leadership Teams
What Works Depends Upon the Company Type and Situation
The Structure of the Book
Part I: Approaches to Leadership Teams and Situational Constraints
1 Approaches to Leadership Teams
Competition and Collaboration in Leadership Teams
Team of Stars Approach
Synergistic Team Approach
Stretch Team Approach
When the Three Leadership Approaches Degenerate into Low Performance
Reasons for Success and Failure of the Leadership Approaches
2 Mapping the Leadership Team Approach with Situational Constraints
Company Types
Three Company Situations and Leader Mandates
Part II: Selecting Members to the Leadership Team
3 How to Select Leadership Team Members
Leadership Team Composition
Process for Selecting new Leadership Team Members
Criteria for Selecting new Leadership Team Members
4 Selecting Team Members for Different Leadership Team Approaches and Situational Constraints
Selecting Members for Different Leadership Team Approaches
Situational Constraints and the Selection of Leadership Team Members
Part III: Building the Team
5 How to Initially Build the Leadership Team
Setting the Team’s Purpose
Creating the Team Environment
Team Structures and Processes
Managing Discussion
Decision-Making
Leader Role
Development Tools
6 How Leadership Approach and Situational Constraints Shape Leadership Team Building
Building the Team for Different Leadership Team Approaches
Building the Team Under Different Situational Constraints
Part IV: Optimizing Performance
7 Optimizing Leadership Team Performance over Time
Keeping the Leadership Team Aligned
Performance Management
Keeping the Leadership Team Relevant
Strategic Change
Changing Team Members
Succession Planning and Talent Management
8 Optimizing Performance for Different Leadership Team Approaches and in Different Situations
Key Challenges of Optimizing the Leadership Team Under Different Leadership Team Approaches
Optimizing the Leadership Team Performance Under Different Situational Constraints
9 Designing the Future of Leadership Teams
Creating Purpose-Driven Leadership Teams
Building Organizational Resilience through the Leadership Team
Driving Organizations through Style
The Changing Profile of Leadership Team Members
Creating and Leveraging Team Diversity
Concluding Thoughts
References
Index
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