Leading self-directed work teams : a guide to developing new team leadership skills / Kimball Fisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bosses who don't boss -- Self-directed work teams: what are they and where did they come from? -- Team empowerment: passing fad or the future work design? -- The Classic supervisor is an endangered species --The Transition from supervisor to team leader: a rocky road -- The Kodak 13 room story: empowering team leaders -- Overcoming common transition difficulties: four learnings from the 13 room -- The Visible and invisible elements of team leadership -- Theory X assumption and control paradigm thinking: you can't get there from here -- The Values and assumptions of team leaders: lessons from the trenches -- Team leaders value teamwork, autheniticity, development, and barrier busting -- The Supervisor vs. the team leader: sheep herders and shepherds -- The Role of the team leader -- Essential competencies for team leaders: leader, example, and coach.

(cont.) The Business analyzer, barrier buster, facilitator, and customer advocate -- The Myth of the marshmallow manager -- The Five stages of implementing empowerment -- Leadership roles during the early stages of team maturity -- Leadership roles during the later stages of team maturity -- Three days in the life of a team leader -- A Weekly activity guide for team leaders -- When team members resist the change to a self-directed work team -- Helping supervisors change to team leaders -- Managing upwards: when you don't have the support of senior management --The Team leader litmus test: do I fit as a team leader? -- Assessing team leader effectiveness sampler -- The Team leader survival guide.