KEYNOTE SPEAKER // DEBORAH ANCONA

Deborah Ancona
Seley Distinguished Professor of Management, Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center, MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

X-Teams: How To Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, And Execute.

In a hyper-competitive, "flat" world where the rules of competition and collaboration are being rewritten and innovation is king--our old models of teams are not working. Xteams is a new model for a new age. Through proven research, real examples, and a step-by-step process, learn how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed.

Key Takeaways:

• Why do our current models of teams no longer result in high performance?
• What is an X-team and how does it work?
• How have X-teams been able to produce great results in multiple companies?
• What are the key steps in creating X-teams in your organization?

Deborah’s pioneering research into how successful teams operate has highlighted the critical importance of “managing outside the team’s boundary as well as inside it.” This research has led directly to the concept of X-Teams as a vehicle for driving innovation within large organizations. Her book, “Xteams: How to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed” was published by Harvard Business School Press in June, 2007.

Learn more about Deborah Ancona

• HBR IdeaCast: Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed
  Harvard Business School Press editor Jeff Kehoe talks with Deborah Ancona, coauthor of the new book “X-Teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed.” 
• MITWorld:
  Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty - A Panel Discussion Moderated by Deborah Ancona