Book description
Using imaginative examples, this entertaining and informative book looks at the ways anyone who is part of a team can help improve its performance. The reader travels through time and space with Team Fantastic--in the Brazilian jungle looking for a cache of diamonds, on a mid-eighteenth century railroad track straightening ties, in the seventeenth century acting in a Shakespearean play--and shares the successes and failures of this fictional team while learning valuable real-life team skills from it. A series of recommendations for team members provides specific advice on how to manage conflict, better utilize available skills, become more innovative, build commitment, and more. A worksheet helps the reader choose the most important recommendations, rank them by importance, and develop specific goals for team improvement.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Managing the Time Crunch
- Chapter 2: Handling the Information Load
- Chapter 3: Exploring Team Tools
- Chapter 4: Building Organizational Support
- Chapter 5: Building and Utilizing Skills
- Chapter 6: Building Commitment
- Chapter 7: Clarifying the Mission
- Chapter 8: Coordinating the Team
- Chapter 9: Managing Conflict
- Chapter 10: Clarifying Personal Goals
- Chapter 11: Empowering Yourself and Teammates
- Chapter 12: Reviewing the Past
- Chapter 13: Becoming More Innovative
- Chapter 14: Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Chapter 15: Rewarding Performance
- Chapter 16: Leading the Team
- Chapter 17: Enjoying the Team Experience
- Chapter 18: Focusing on Performance
- Chapter 19: Turning Ideas into Action
- Worksheet Improving Team Performance
Product information
- Title: The Adventures of Team Fantastic: A Practical Guide for Team Leaders and Members
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 1996
- Publisher(s): Center for Creative Leadership
- ISBN: 9781604918120
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