Description
* Takes the reader beyond the conceptual idea of teams and provides practical advice for developing groups with interdependence in their work and the knowledge to become winning teams. * Describes the type of leadership needed to guide teams successfully and prepares managers for challenges that arise. * Unfolds the three cornerstones’ model for developing team success and provides how-to strategies to make them happen. * Provides tools, tips, and anecdotes about interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, problem solving, group decision-making, meetings, and goal setting. * Discusses the types of teams that are growing in popularity– self-directed teams, project teams, and task teams. Marty Brounstein is a consultant and trainer specializing in management, career development, and customer service. He is the author of Communicating Effectively For Dummies, among other titles. Introduction. Part I: Getting Into Teams. Chapter 1: Recognizing a Business Team When You See One. Chapter 2: Creating a Team Culture: Going Beyond the Magic Wand. Part II: Leadership for Team Success. Chapter 3: Leading Teams as a Coach. Chapter 4: Leading Teams Through Change. Part III: Strategies for Building Productive Teams. Chapter 5: The Focus Cornerstone: Seeing Where the Team Is Going, and How. Chapter 6: Everyone Working Together: The Cohesiveness Cornerstone. Chapter 7: Taking Responsibility: The Accountability Cornerstone. Part IV: Developing Tools for Productive Team Players. Chapter 8: Communicating: Listening and Speaking at Your Best. Chapter 9: Problem-solving and Planning: Adding Method to the Madness. Chapter 10: Resolving Conflicts on the Team. Chapter 11: Making Decisions as a Team. Chapter 12: Making the M Word (Meetings) Meaningful. Part V: Managing Some Tougher Team Matters. Chapter 13: Managing Without Supervisors: Self-Directed Teams. Chapter 14: Managing Project Teams and Task Teams to Success. Chapter 15: Show Us the Money: Incentives and Other Rewards for Teams. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Management Groups to Work as Teams. Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Getting a Team Back on Track. Chapter 18: Ten Qualities of an Effective Team Player. Index.
