Building better teams : 70 tools and techniques for strengthening performance within and across teams / Robert W. Barner, Ph.D., Charlotte P. Barner, Ed.D

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Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record

Machine generated contents note: List of Tools List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Contributors Introduction SECTION ONE A Systematic Approach to Team Building Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Planning the Team-Building Session Chapter 3 Implementation, Action Planning, and Follow-Up Chapter 4 Selecting the Right Team-Building Tools SECTION TWO Managing Team-Building Challenges Chapter 5 Clarifying Future Direction Chapter 6 Fostering Team Innovation Chapter 7 Establishing Mutual Trust and Collaboration Chapter 8 Managing Change Chapter 9 Building Commitment Chapter 10 Managing Organizational Boundaries Chapter 11 Working Virtually Chapter 12 Overcoming Setbacks Chapter 13 Managing Across Cultures SECTION THREE Tools and Techniques for Team Building Chapter 14 The Tool Kit Index.

Building Better Teams: 70 Tools and Techniques for Strengthening Performance Within and Across Teams; Table of Contents; List of Tools; List of Figures and Tables; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Ken Cloke & Joan Goldsmith; Samir Gupte; Ken Ideus; Jonas Janebrant & Johanna Steen; Jim O'Neil; Chuck Palus and David Magellan Horth; Daniel Rainey; Mary Stall; John Sturrock; Introduction: Why Is This Book Important?; Who Will Benefit from This Book?; How Can You Apply This Book?; Section One: A Systematic Approach to Team Building

Chapter 1: Getting StartedBuilding Better Teams: An Evolution in Thinking; The First Change: Rethinking the Idea of ""Teams""; The Second Change: From Fixing to Building; The Third Change: From Conflict Management to Collaboration; Some Underlying Assumptions Regarding Teams; Individuals Can Affect Team Performance; Team Members Require an Active Voice in the Process; Up-Front Assessment Is Key to Success in Team Building; True Change Comes Through Direct Application; Additional Reading on Appreciative Inquiry; Additional Reading on Positive Psychology

Chapter 2: Planning the Team-Building SessionThe Building Better Teams Model; Overview of Five Steps of the Team-Building Process; Step 1: Introduce the Team-Building Concept; Step 2: Plan the Facilitation Process; Step 3: Assess Team-Building Needs; Additional Reading; Chapter 3: Implementation, Action Planning, and Follow-Up; Steps Four and Five of the Team-Building Process; Step 4: Implementing the Team-Building Session; Step 5: Action Planning and Follow-Up; Chapter 4: Selecting the Right Team-Building Tools; Guidelines for Selecting Tools

Guideline 1: Match Tools to Team-Building ScenariosGuideline 2: Select Tools by Stages in the Facilitation Process; Guideline 3: Match Tools to Team-Building Requirements; Guideline 4: Match Tools to the Demands of Your Session; Section Two: Managing Team-Building Challenges; Chapter 5: Clarifying Future Direction; The Importance of Establishing Future Direction; How to Tell When This Is a Challenge; Failure to See the Big Picture; Organizational Uncertainty; Change Resistance; Diffused Efforts; Passivity; The Opportunities Embedded in This Challenge; Stronger Engagement; Increased Resilience

Developing ""Next-level Thinking""Stakeholder Alignment; Timely Midcourse Corrections; How to Initiate a Team-Building Session on This Topic; Introducing the Team-Building Topic; Team-Building Activities That Support Future Vision; How to Take Supportive Actions; Scan the Horizon; Identify Industry-Wide Trends and Changes; Help Your Team Construct a Vision Summary; Set Clear Priorities for Action; Additional Reading; Chapter 6: Fostering Team Innovation; The Importance of Sustaining Team Innovation; Insular Views; Consequences That Discourage Risk Taking; Censorship; Lack of Challenge

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"Over the past 10 years in the field of human and organizational development, the approach to team building has moved from problem solving and conflict management to helping work groups and organizations build a foundation of trust, cooperation, and mutual support. Focusing on collaboration rather than resolving conflict, Creating Collaboration: Tools for Building and Strengthening Team and Organizational Performance offers at fresh approach to team building. It provides proven tools for the most common challenges faced by groups, including establishing trust, gaining goal alignment, building consensus, working virtually and across boundaries, and dealing with setbacks"--

Machine generated contents note: List of Tools List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Contributors Introduction SECTION ONE A Systematic Approach to Team Building Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Planning the Team-Building Session Chapter 3 Implementation, Action Planning, and Follow-Up Chapter 4 Selecting the Right Team-Building Tools SECTION TWO Managing Team-Building Challenges Chapter 5 Clarifying Future Direction Chapter 6 Fostering Team Innovation Chapter 7 Establishing Mutual Trust and Collaboration Chapter 8 Managing Change Chapter 9 Building Commitment Chapter 10 Managing Organizational Boundaries Chapter 11 Working Virtually Chapter 12 Overcoming Setbacks Chapter 13 Managing Across Cultures SECTION THREE Tools and Techniques for Team Building Chapter 14 The Tool Kit Index

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