Building A Winning Team: Technical Leadership Capabilities
By Brian Sutton and Robina Chatham
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In this book management experts Brian Sutton and Robina Chatham describe and explain five management techniques to help you develop your leadership capabilities and build a winning team. With real life examples, tips and mini exercises, you'll also boost your soft skills as you steer your team to success.
Brian Sutton
Dr Brian Sutton has over 30 years’ experience of running engineering and IS projects having managed major initiatives and projects varying in size from hundreds of thousands of pounds to tens of millions of pounds. He was formerly a Professor of Systems Management in the Information Resources Management College of the National Defense University in Washington DC and is currently a visiting professor with the Institute for Work Based Learning at Middlesex University.
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Building A Winning Team - Brian Sutton
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CONTENTS
List of figures and tables
Authors' biographies
Foreword by Dave Aron
Acknowledgements
Preface
1.
HELPING YOUR TEAM TO SEE YOUR VALUE TO THEM AS A LEADER
Why is this important?
The impact of the issue
Making sense of it all
Practical advice
Things for you to work on now
Further food for the curious
2.
INCREASING YOUR CIRCLE OF ORGANISATIONAL INFLUENCE
Why is this important?
The impact of the issue
Making sense of it all
Practical advice
Things for you to work on now
Further food for the curious
3.
DELEGATING WORK FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT
Why is this important?
The impact of the issue
Making sense of it all
Practical advice
Things for you to work on now
Further food for the curious
4.
DEALING WITH POOR PERFORMANCE
Why is this important?
The impact of the issue
Making sense of it all
Practical advice
Things for you to work on now
Further food for the curious
5.
BEHAVING WITH A TRUE SENSE OF URGENCY
Why is this important?
The impact of the issue
Making sense of it all
Practical advice
Things for you to work on now
Further food for the curious
Index
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
Figure 3.1
Four modes of intervention
Figure 4.1
Performance portfolio
Figure 5.1
Using an analogy to reframe a problem
Table 1.1
Dos and don’ts of team leadership
AUTHORS’ BIOGRAPHIES
Professor Brian Sutton has over 40 years’ management and leadership experience. He has developed comprehensive information systems (IS) strategies, conducted large-scale reengineering initiatives and led major organisational change. He regularly contributes articles to professional journals and speaks at major professional gatherings. He holds a Doctorate in Corporate Education, a Master’s degree in Information Systems Management from the London School of Economics and has worked extensively in both the private and public sectors in Europe and the United States. He was formerly a Professor of Systems Management in the Information Resources Management College of the National Defence University in Washington DC. He is currently Professor of Learning Performance with the Institute for Work-based Learning at Middlesex University.
Dr Robina Chatham has over 35 years’ experience in IT. She has