The Myths and Realities of Teamwork
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740305852
Table of contents: title: Content; title: About the book; title: Author’s profile; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: 1. Myths and Realities of Teamwork; title: Myth 1 – Teams are harmonious people; title: Myth 2 – Team conflict is unhealthy; title: Myth 3 – Most people like teamwork; title: Myth 4 – Teamwork is essential to business success; title: Myth 5 – Teams are easy to influence and manage; title: Myth 6 – Senior Managers encourage teamwork; title: 2. Signposting a Team Journey; title: 2.1. The milestones; title: 2.2. Starting Point – Management Grid; title: 2.3. Bruce Tuckman’s team journey; title: 2.4. Summary of Chapter 2; title: 3. The Basics, Including Meeting Processes; title: 3.1. Team goal; title: 3.2. Team ground rules; title: 3.3. Team meetings processes; title: 3.4. Summary Chapter 3; title: 3.5. Myths and realities of Chapter 3; title: 4. Team Skills; title: 4.1. Team synergy; adding value consistently; title: 4.2. Six team skills; title: 4.3. Summary Chapter 4; title: 4.4. Myths and Realities of Chapter 4; title: 5. Team Profile, Balance and Roles; title: 5.1. Potential team profiling instruments; title: 5.2. A team’s profile using Belbin’s nine Team Roles; title: 5.3. Predicting the team’s performance when undertaking specific tasks; title: 5.4. Encouraging team members to take on additional roles that will assist in the team’s success; title: 5.5. Summary Chapter 5; title: 5.6. Myths and realities of Chapter 5; title: 6. Empowerment, Feelings and Fun; title: 6.1. Empowerment; title: 6.2. Self-Directed Work Teams (SDWT); title: 6.3. Feelings, the highest form of team communication; title: 6.4. Fun; title: 6.5. Summary of Chapter 6; title: 6.6. Myths and realities of Chapter 6; title: 7. Leadership for All; title: 7.1. Team leadership; title: 7.2. Solo leadership versus team leadership; title: 7.3. Intervention levels; title: 7.4. Leadership for all; title: 7.5. High performance; title: 7.6. The team journey; title: 7.7. Summary of Chapter 7; title: 7.8. The final myth; title: Appendices