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Collaboration and teams

Why Leadership Teams Fail

And what to do about it by Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo

From the Magazine (September–October 2024)
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Summary.   

In their pursuit of strong performance, CEOs and executives often overlook a critical factor in organizational success: the health of their leadership team. That’s a big problem, because a dysfunctional team can become a serious drag on strategy execution and erode morale. Not only that, the health of a senior team can make or break a CEO’s tenure.

Read more on Collaboration and teams or related topics Leading teams, Leadership, Leadership and managing people, Decision making and problem solving, Internal communication, Leadership styles and Managing employees
A version of this article appeared in the September–October 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Spotlight Series  /  Build Better Teams
Read more on Collaboration and teams or related topics Leading teams, Leadership, Leadership and managing people, Decision making and problem solving, Internal communication, Leadership styles and Managing employees

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