The Complete Idiot's Guide to Team Building,9780028636566

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Team Building

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ISBN13: 9780028636566
ISBN10: 0028636562
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Team-Building shows first-time managers and employees how to work together as a smooth, well-oiled machine.

The book shows how to:

Avoid and manage conflict.

Inspire creativity. Coax employees to help team members who aren't performing. Get everyone to pitch in. Gain unprecedented results and make the team enjoy going to work.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Teams: Gimmicks, Fads, or the Real Stuff? 1(43)
What's So New About Teams?
The collaborative work team---the way of the future
3(12)
The Barriers to Team Success
Understanding why teams have failed, so you won't make the same mistakes
15(14)
Laying the Foundation for Team Success
Setting meaningful goals and preparing the team to achieve them
29(14)
Part 2: Molding a Group Into a Working Team 43(86)
Communication: The Lifeblood of Team Success
Getting your ideas across to team members---and listening to what they have to say
45(14)
Say it Right---Write it Right
Expressing yourself effectively, orally and in writing
59(16)
Meetings: Time-Wasters or Productivity Tool?
Making meetings participative and creative
75(14)
Who's Gonna Do the Work?
Delegating without losing control
89(14)
Be a Leader, Be a Coach
Leading without bossing
103(16)
Your Team Is Not Alone
Interacting with other teams to meet company goals
119(10)
Part 3: Can't We All Just Get Along? 129(76)
Overcoming Team Discord
Dealing with troublemakers, dissenters, and slackers
131(14)
Maintaining Harmony Within the Team
Dealing with members' conflicts, gripes, and personal problems
145(16)
Measuring Performance
Appraising individual and team performance
161(14)
When Team Members Don't Make the Grade
First try salvaging. If necessary---discipline and termination
175(16)
Bye-Bye Buddy
When members quit; when members are downsized
191(14)
Part 4: T-E-A-M---Yay Team! 205(48)
Power, Power. Who's Got the Power?
The true meaning of empowerment
207(14)
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Motivating members; motivating the team
221(16)
Show Me the Money!
Does money really motivate?
237(16)
Part 5: Staffing the Team---And Getting It Going 253(94)
Transforming a Work Group Into a Team
Tips for leaders; tips for members
255(14)
When the Team Is Brand-New
Selecting members from within the company
269(16)
Recruiting Candidates from Outside the Company
Do's and don'ts in seeking candidates
285(16)
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
Screening and interviewing prospects for your team
301(16)
Making the Hiring Decision
Minimizing the risks in choosing team members
317(14)
Honing the Team Members' Skills
Getting members started on the right foot---and keeping them on the cutting edge of their jobs
331(16)
Part 6: Special Teams for Special Purposes 347(60)
The Self-Directed Team
Who leads a team when there is no team leader?
349(14)
Cross-Functional Teams
When team members come from different departments
363(14)
When Team Members Are in Remote Locations
Keeping in touch when members are not at the base office
377(14)
Appendixes
A Publications with Articles on Team Management
391(4)
B Associations Dealing with Team Management and Human Resources
395(4)
C Glossary of Team Terms
399(8)
Index 407

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