10 Steps to Successful Teams

by McClay, Renie

• ISBN13: 9781562866754
• ISBN10: 1562866753
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-15
• Publisher: ASTD

Summary

The 10 Steps series is designed specifically for today's fast-paced, need-it-yesterday business environment and for the thousands of workers who find themselves faced with new assignments, responsibilities, and requirements and too little time to learn what they must know if you can only make room for one teambuilding book on your bookshelf, let this be it! You'll have the extensive experience of ASTD behind you, delivering best practices and lessons learned from top team builders and managers in the field. And when you put these 10 Steps to work, you and your organization will reap the benefits of positive collaboration and improved communication-better know as successful teamwork. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Renie McClay, CPLP, is passionate about travel and about developing people. Having visited more than 40 countries, she has facilitated training for corporate, academic, and nonprofit audiences in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, and Latin America. Her past roles have included sales, sales management, and training management for multiple Fortune 500 companies.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Form the Team-Identify Leaders with Enthusiasm, Energy, and Vision	p. 1
Ensure Roles Are Clarified and Understood	p. 17
Create an Environment to Encourage Communication	p. 29
Build Strong and Effective Relationships	p. 47
Build Processes to Track Progress and Get Things Done	p. 61
Assess the Team Regularly for Top Performance	p. 71
Tap Into Creative Energy of the Team to Develop Innovative Approaches	p. 95
Use Virtual Team Techniques Effectively	p. 109
Deal with Team Problems and Move On	p. 127
Reward and Celebrate Success	p. 145
Step One Tools	p. 155
Step Three Tools	p. 159
Step Five Tools	p. 161
Step Eight Tools	p. 163
References	p. 169
Index	p. 173
About the Author	p. 177
AboutASTD	p. 178
About Berrett-Koehler Publishers	p. 179
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