The Myths and Realities of Teamwork
Publisher: Bookboon
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740305852
Table of contents: title: Sisältö; title: About the book; title: Author’s profile; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: 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: Signposting a Team Journey; title: The milestones; title: Starting Point – Management Grid; title: Bruce Tuckman’s team journey; title: Summary of Chapter 2; title: The Basics, Including Meeting Processes; title: Team goal; title: Team ground rules; title: Team meetings processes; title: Summary Chapter 3; title: Myths and realities of Chapter 3; title: Team Skills; title: Team synergy; adding value consistently; title: Six team skills; title: Summary Chapter 4; title: Myths and Realities of Chapter 4; title: Team Profile, Balance and Roles; title: Potential team profiling instruments; title: A team’s profile using Belbin’s nine Team Roles; title: Predicting the team’s performance when undertaking specific tasks; title: Encouraging team members to take on additional roles that will assist in the team’s success; title: Summary Chapter 5; title: Myths and realities of Chapter 5; title: Empowerment, Feelings and Fun; title: Empowerment; title: Self-Directed Work Teams (SDWT); title: Feelings, the highest form of team communication; title: Fun; title: Summary of Chapter 6; title: Myths and realities of Chapter 6; title: Leadership for All; title: Team leadership; title: Solo leadership versus team leadership; title: Intervention levels; title: Leadership for all; title: High performance; title: The team journey; title: Summary of Chapter 7; title: The final myth; title: Appendices