TEAM MANAGEMENT: Harness the Power of the Collective

Category Non-Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-5333-762-9
Pages: 208 pages
Date: 1st December 2019

ABOUT THIS BOOK

The future of human civilization depends on teamwork.
Be it nation-building, the making of a winning sports team or exploring the universe, teams are crucial to individual and collective success. The bestselling author of Master Strategist, Alan Clifton, also an experienced management professional, is back with a book that demystifies team management. Packed with case studies and insights, the book helps you understand teams from a scientific as well as behavioural perspective. The chapters delve into critical factors that define team management, including the fundamentals, team formations, leadership, and ways to measure team performance.
It also has a special section on team-building activities. Written in a lucid style, the author also
sheds light on how team management can help boost:
• Market competence
• Recognition from customers
• Efficiency
• Purpose
• Overall productivity
Apart from outlining the importance of teams in different setups, it also establishes how new-age teams or virtual teams have achieved the impossible in a plethora of fields. So get ready to unravel the power of teams to achieve collective goals!

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

ALAN CLIFTON is a management professional with more than two decades of international
experience in the corporate sector. He has worked across diverse industries such as automotive, Information Technology, education, e-learning, publishing and healthcare. He has also been part of several critical projects with the Government of India, international non-profits and the private sector. Alan’s areas of interest span marketing, strategy, communications and technology studies. He is a graduate in Physics and has a Masters in Mass Communication. He has also earned a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from one of South Asia’s most reputed schools of Economics in Delhi, India.