8: "Crafting an Infrastructure for Innovation" from X-Teams, Revised and Updated: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed

Ancona, Deborah Bresman, Henrik

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"This chapter explores the leadership qualities necessary to foster an internal environment that supports the success of newly established x-teams. The authors state that leaders must cultivate processes, structures, and culture that enable x-teams to thrive. In turn, thriving x-teams will reinforce and model the desired practices, creating a positive feedback loop. The discussion centers on three key steps for a team leader to prioritize: designating the right leadership roles, powering up the people in leadership, and creating an incubator of x-teams. In order to designate leadership, a manager should identify the three types of leaders-entrepreneurial, enablers, and architects-and ensure they are distributed adequately across the organization's hierarchy. To empower leaders, the authors suggest using the 4-CAP+ leadership model, which emphasizes five critical capabilities: sensemaking, relating, visioning, inventing, and building credibility. Finally, in order to create an incubating organization so x-teams continue to thrive, the authors provide six activities for managers to implement. 1. Define company goals. 2. Manage potential team overload and empower individuals to step up with new ideas. 3. Set up teams for external networking and learning. 4. Act as a conductor to synchronize activities and processes across teams. 5. Model the desired behavior and culture. 6. Build an ambidextrous organization capable of executing all stages of innovation effectively. The chapter includes real-world examples of these ideas in action and concludes with a reflection on the challenges and collective effort required to transition to an x-team structure. Despite the difficulties, the authors emphasize that adopting x-teams is essential for organizations to endure and succeed in today's dynamic societal and cultural landscapes."

出版日
2023/08
領域
経営・戦略
ボリューム
62ページ
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CCJB-HBS-1342BC
オリジナルID
1342BC
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Press Chapter
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英語
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