Creating Effective Teams
A Guide for Members and Leaders
1st Edition
Published on 23. August 1999
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7619-1816-5 (ISBN)
Description
`Creating Effective Teams takes readers by the hand through the four developmental stages of getting from group creation to highly effective teams. It is packed with strategies for building and supporting well-managed, high-performing teams. The author provides ample checklists and case examples to guide members and leaders through their groups' developmental states and to help them work through the times when they inevitably get stuck. She does an amazing job of summarizing a vast literature of empirical research on team functioning and development into a comprehensive yet uncomplicated, straightforward guide. She supports detailed explanations of how to start, build, and sustain a team with real-life examples from her many years of consulting experience. This book is a must for anyone whose work requires teamwork'- Andrea Markowitz, University of Baltimore
This practical guide to building and sustaining top performing teams is based on the author's experience with teams. She tells us why teams are important, how they function and what makes them productive and unproductive.The developmental nature of teams is illustrated and what happens at each stage is described.
This practical guide to building and sustaining top performing teams is based on the author's experience with teams. She tells us why teams are important, how they function and what makes them productive and unproductive.The developmental nature of teams is illustrated and what happens at each stage is described.
Reviews / Votes
"Creating Effective Teams by Susan Wheelan is the team development book that I've been waiting for. Easy to read and understand, it has something for everybody. For the manager, it clearly explains how teams actually work, what makes them productive and what the leader needs to do to help the team. It also includes tips on popular, but ineffective, steps to avoid." -- John McGlaughlin "We see many school staffs and leadership teams which are simply stuck at a particular stage in their professional growth. Until this book, there has been a huge gap in user-friendly resources to help them become more productive. We are providing a copy for every school staff and leadership team with whom we work." -- Jan KesselringMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-1816-5 (9780761918165)
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Person
Susan Wheelan was president of GDQ Associates, Inc. Until 2001, she was a professor
of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center
at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University's Great Teacher Award
in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings.
Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A
Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders;
and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook
of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current
Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.
of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center
at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University's Great Teacher Award
in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings.
Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A
Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders;
and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook
of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current
Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.
Content
Why Groups?
Effective Organizational Support for Teams
From Groups to Teams
The Stages of Group Development
How do High Performance Teams Function?
Effective Team Members
Effective Team Leadership
Navigating Stage One
Surviving Stage Two
Reorganizing at Stage Three
Sustaining High Performance
Effective Organizational Support for Teams
From Groups to Teams
The Stages of Group Development
How do High Performance Teams Function?
Effective Team Members
Effective Team Leadership
Navigating Stage One
Surviving Stage Two
Reorganizing at Stage Three
Sustaining High Performance