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To underpin and support your people during
the change process requires the creation and development
of a team culture. This book closes the gap between concept
and action, providing fast access to pragmatic information
and proven experience. It details procedural steps, from
initial team formation, through the various evolutionary
stages, to self-managed or virtual teams.
Packed with cutting-edge information, advice
and case studies, this book not only presents you with the
insights you need to get teams rapidly up to speed and working
to their full potential, it also shows how you can keep
them heading in the right direction.
Kaizen Strategies for Improving Team Performance
develops and extends the philosophy of Kaizen for use in
the West. It
- provides the tools you need to improve
your teams' performance
- introduces concepts such as Challenge
Mapping and HOT (Honest, Open and Trustworthy) management,
to help you build openness, share responsibility and foster
creativity, entrepreneurship and agility within your team
- shows how to harness the latest management
thinking and IT tools to enhance performance, overcome
problems and accelerate team development
Be part of the change movement by planning
and championing change for the future.
Michael Colenso is an Associate of the
Europe Japan Centre, a think-tank and consultancy group
focussing on research and the management of change. Michael
specialises in leadership, strategic repositioning of organizations,
and how to harness the power of people at work. He not only
undertakes consultancy assignments, but also delivers workshops
and keynote presentations around the world. He is a Fellow
of the Institute of Management and has written two previous
books for Butterworth-Heinemann.
The Europe Japan Centre is part of a
major Japanese corporation, the Osaka Gas Group, with offices
in Japan, the USA, Singapore and the UK. The Centre uses
these international links to help its clients succeed on
a global platform, by offering them high quality research,
and human resources and management development expertise.
Drawing on the staff's extensive personal experience of
business practices around the world, the Centre offers a
unique blend of the 'best of East and West.'
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