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The first-time manager's guide to team building / Gary S. Topchik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Topchik, Gary S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executives--Training of.
- Executives.
- Leadership--Study and teaching.
- Leadership.
- Teams in the workplace.
- Interpersonal communication.
- Employee motivation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : AMACOM, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The First-Time Manager Make the transition from team member to team leader Understand the difference between a team and a work group Hold team members accountable Make their teams more productive Manage challenging situations and resolve conflict within a team. Written in an engaging, conversational style, Topchik explains the five essential qualities of a high-performing team: goals and standards; decision making; honest communication; clear roles and responsibilities; and celebrating success. Packed with activities and assessments for both the manager and team members, this is an essential guide for any manager who strives for team-building success.
- Contents:
- The best team experience
- Defining a team
- The four team models
- A summary of the four models
- Mismanaging your teams
- Creating a team-based work environment
- A new set of skills
- Roadblocks on your way
- Getting to the new road
- The 10 steps of team building
- Leading your meetings
- Team-spirit key #1 : clear roles and responsibilities
- Team-spirit key #2 : open and honest communication
- Team-spirit key #3 : a supportive and knowledgeable manager/leader
- Team-spirit key #4 : decision-making authority
- Team-spirit key #5 : rewards and recognition
- Make them accountable!
- Watch out for difficult team personalities!
- Going from conflict to collaboration
- Team building as an ongoing process
- The post-its
- The original game
- A real problem
- Well-known leaders
- Team temperature
- The unsighted square
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611128753
- 9781281128751
- 1281128759
- 9780814400876
- 0814400876
- OCLC:
- 162141794
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