Synopses & Reviews
Revolutionize your teams!
Teams are a pervasive part of today's organizational landscape. Yet most teams consistantly underperform and many fail. Why? All your answers are here. This book, based on case studies, over 50 years of research, and the personal experience of the author, offers a much-needed holistic approach to making both new and existing teams more successful. As a practioner, you'll use this proven approach for fostering effective teams. As a researcher, you'll welcome this coherent, one-of-a-kind model of team performance.
"A no fat, no cholesterol recipe for making teams effective. If you want to avoid potential barriers and improve chances for teams success; start by devouring this book."
--Robert McLean, senior organizational effectiveness consultant, City of Calgary
"Remaking Teams provides a clear, accessible, and very helpful guide to anyone who wants to ensure that groups of people work effectively together to achieve shared objectives."
--Michael West, professor, Aston Business School, United Kingdom
"Remaking Teams delivers on its promise. ?Theresa Kline has done an amazing job of turning theory into concrete action plans that any leader can quickly implement."
--Fred Jacques, principal, Jacques & Associates Organizational Consulting
You'll learn:- The criteria and guidelines for team interventions
- The role of team leaders
- The characteristices of a team
- How to measure team performance and asess the value of the teams effect on your organization
- How to tie it all together . . .and much more!
Most scholary books on teams are impractical. Many others lack empirical backing. Filled with charts, job aids, and reading recommAndations,
Remaking Teams takes all essential team research and presents it you in a comprehensive and usable framework. No one with an interest in fostering team success can do without this book!
Review
"Remaking Teams delivers on its promise. ?Theresa Kline has done an amazing job of turning theory into concrete action plans that any leader can quickly implement." (Fred Jacques, principal, Jacques & Associates Organizational Consulting)
"A no fat, no cholesterol recipe for making teams effective. If you want to avoid potential barriers and improve chances for teams success; start by devouring this book." (Robert McLean, senior organizational effectiveness consultant, City of Calgary)
"Remaking Teams provides a clear, accessible, and very helpful guide to anyone who wants to ensure that groups of people work effectively together to achieve shared objectives." (Michael West, professor, Aston Business School, United Kingdom)
Synopsis
Teams are a pervasive part of today's organizational landscape, and are often formed during an organization's reengineering efforts. But why do most teams fail? Author Theresa Kline has found that most of the current approaches to teamwork are ineffective. That is why she has created "Remaking Teams." The first hands-on, intensely research-based team model that's essential for practitioners and researchers alike, Kline supports her text with charts, job aids, and recommendations for further reading.
Description
System requirement for accompanying computer disk: 3.5" floppy disk drive capable of reading double-sided high-density IBM formatted floppy disks and word processing; Microsoft WORD 6.0/95. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index.
About the Author
THERESA KLINE is an associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of Calgary. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Table of Contents
Lists of Figures and Exhibits.
List of Team Excercises on Disk.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.
1. Modeling Team Performance.
2. A Team by Any Other Name . . .
3. Resources Teams Need.
4. The Context of Teamwork.
5. Team Characteristics.
6. Member Dispositions.
7. Concepts of Work Process Effectiveness.
8. Holding Effective Meetings, Making Decisions, and Managing Conflict.
9. Evaluating Team Outcomes.
10. Evaluating Team and Member Satisfaction.
11. Technology and Virtual Teams.
12. Wrapping Up.
References.
Index.
How to Use the Disk.