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Paul Gustavson, Stewart Liff Books

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Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant and founder of Organization Planning & Design, Inc. , specializing in high-performance work systems.

Known for: A Team of Leaders: Empowering Every Member to Take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results

Books by Paul Gustavson, Stewart Liff

A Team of Leaders: Empowering Every Member to Take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results

A Team of Leaders: Empowering Every Member to Take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results

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A Team of Leaders shows how to transform a traditional hierarchical organization into a self-managed, high-performing team culture. Drawing on real-world examples and decades of management experience, the authors present a framework for developing leadership at every level, enabling employees to take initiative, make decisions, and drive results collaboratively.

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The Five Levels of Team Leadership

When we talk about creating a team of leaders, it helps to imagine a developmental ladder—five levels through which a team can climb as it matures. Each level represents a deeper expression of shared leadership. At the first level, the team operates in dependence. Members wait for direction, rely on...

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Creating the Environment for Shared Responsibility

No one can simply decree leadership into existence. The environment has to make leadership the natural response to work. In our years of consulting, we’ve seen environments that suffocate initiative: rules that punish risk, managers who hoard decisions, structures that privilege compliance. Converse...

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About Paul Gustavson, Stewart Liff

Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant and founder of Organization Planning & Design, Inc., specializing in high-performance work systems. Stewart Liff is a management consultant and former senior executive with the U.S. government, known for his expertise in performance management an...

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Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant and founder of Organization Planning & Design, Inc., specializing in high-performance work systems. Stewart Liff is a management consultant and former senior executive with the U.S. government, known for his expertise in performance management and visual management systems.

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Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant and founder of Organization Planning & Design, Inc. , specializing in high-performance work systems.

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