Improving the Performance of Top Management Teams

Improving the Performance of Top Management Teams

Foster the performance of management committees by clarifying shared priorities.

Author(s): Andrew J. Ward, Melenie J. Lankau, Allen C. Amason, Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Bradley R. Agle

Publisher: MIT Sloan Management Review, printemps 2007

Date of publication: 2007

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Summary

This article comments on the results of a study designed to evaluate the clarity with which priorities are shared within leadership teams. Some big gaps are observed between the priorities established by the CEO and those perceived by the members of their leadership team. The authors conclude with the importance of clarifying shared priorities, especially since divergent perceptions often produce needless conflict.