Book description
All of us in the today's workforce are called upon more and more to work effectively in teams. But do you know how to build a team that truly takes advantage of the knowledge, experience, and motivation of its members? Most of us don't, and we quickly become frustrated, give up, and opt to go it alone-not a good solution in today's business environment. Fortunately, there is a better way. Here, expert authors Ken Blanchard, Alan Randolph, and Peter Grazier outline a 3-step process that will help you transform any kind of team into a Next-Level Team-one that uses all team members' ideas and motivation more effectively, makes better use of team members' and team leaders' time, and generates benefits for individual team members, the team, and the organization.Designed as a working guide filled with detailed instructions for people who want to build high performing teams, Go Team! will lead you, step by step, to great results.
Through discussions, case examples, and questions to consider, you and your teammates will learn how to share information to build high levels of trust and responsibility; set clear boundaries to create the freedom for team members to act responsibly; and develop self-managing skills to make good team decisions. With Go Team! as a guide, you'll find that working in a team can be fun, satisfying, and highly productive.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION MOVING TEAMWORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL
- ONE Understanding Next Level Teams a picture of your future
- STEP ONE Begin LearningNext Level Skills
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STEP TWO Accelerate the Change
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FIVE Share More Information to Enhance Trust
- FRUSTRATION IS TYPICAL, BUT IT IS A POWERFUL SOURCE OF ENERGY
- FIVE REASONS FOR FRUSTRATION
- FOCUS ON THE BENEFITS FOR TEAM MEMBERS
- SHARING MORE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
- SOLICITING INFORMATION FROM TEAM MEMBERS
- USING MEASUREMENTS AS INFORMATION TO ACCELERATE CHANGE
- INFORMATION SHARING MOVES THE TEAM FROM FRUSTRATION TO CHANGE
- SIX Widen the Boundaries to Promote Greater Freedom for Action
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SEVEN Make Team Decisions to Create a Sense of Power
- MORE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY FOR THE TEAM
- ENLISTING NATURAL TALENTS OF TEAM MEMBERS
- EXPANDING THE RANGE OF TEAM MEMBERS’ ROLES THROUGH TRAINING
- REMOVING OBSTACLES THROUGH EFFECTIVE TEAM PROCESSES
- WHAT MAKES TEAMS SUCCEED OR FAIL?
- EXPANDING TEAM PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING
- DISCOURAGEMENT AND CHANGE: THE END OF STEP 2
- AS WE TRANSITION TO STEP 3
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FIVE Share More Information to Enhance Trust
- STEP THREE Master the Skills
- NOTES
- INDEX
- SERVICES AVAILABLE
- LINKING GO TEAM! TO IMPORTANT TEAM CONCEPTS FROM PREVIOUS BOOKS
- TEAM PRAISINGS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- ABOUT BERRETT-KOEHLER PUBLISHERS
- BE CONNECTED
Product information
- Title: Go Team!
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2007
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781605093413
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