Developing strengths-based project teams / Martha Buelt and Connie Plowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buelt, Martha, author.

Plowman, Connie, author.

Series:

Portfolio and project management collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Business Expert Press, 2018.

Summary:

Developing Strengths-Based Project Teams integrates common project management and strengths-based talent development language to help you and your project team learn about and become a strengths-based project team. Everyone has talents and strengths. Everyone does projects. This book is designed for project managers, team members, and stakeholders who have an interest in talent development--not only their own talents and strengths, but also the combined talents and strengths of their project teams. Learn about the characteristics of a strengths-based project team. Apply a series of building blocks for individual and team strengths-based development. Through exercises, templates, action plans, and reflective questions, learn how to cultivate the collective strengths of project team members to become a strengths-based project team. Explore the various project management roles for sustaining a strengths-based project team culture. Create an environment in which team members can use their talent development tools long-term to develop and apply what they naturally do best--resulting in higher project team performance.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction: The How and the Why

Chapter 2: Definitions: Staying Aligned

Chapter 3: History: An Overview of Strengths Philosophy and Strengths-Based Project Teams

Chapter 4: Starting Point: Developing Your Strengths as a Project Manager

Chapter 5: Mapping: Connecting Strengths and Project Management

Chapter 6: Process: Cultivating a Strengths-Based Project Team

Chapter 7: Sustaining: Keeping a Strengths-Based Project Team Culture Going

Chapter 8: Action Plan: Make an Investment

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: Templates and Examples

Appendix C: Connecting Strengths and Project Management

Appendix D: Strengths Conversational Prompts for Project Teams

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781947843424

1947843427

OCLC:

1055041397