Self-managing teams: design matters more than coaching

Self-managing teams: design matters more than coaching — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Ruth Wageman (2001, Organization Science) finds team design shapes effectiveness more than leader coaching, which mainly helps well-designed teams.

The limit

Service teams in one company. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Practical check in Lugano

Before coaching a struggling team, check goal clarity, whole task and explicit norms. To go further: explore the Executive Leadership training in Lugano, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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