Research Catalog

Title

Team building : proven strategies for improving team performance / William G. Dyer, W. Gibb Dyer, Jeffrey H. Dyer ; foreword by Edgar H. Schein.

Author

Dyer, William G.

Publication

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dyer, W. Gibb, Jr., 1954-
• Dyer, Jeffrey H.

Description

xviii, 240 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Since the last edition, there have been many major advances in team building and the effectiveness of teams. The authors explain the basic theory and method behind team building, show how to use diagnostic surveys to identify problems affecting teams, and explore how specific strategies work in different situations.

Subjects

• Organizational Innovation
• Organizational change
• Teams in the workplace

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The four Cs of team development. The search for the high-performing team ; Context : laying the foundation for team success ; Composition : getting the right people on the bus ; Competencies : developing team skills for high performance ; Change : devising more effective ways of working together ; Bringing the four Cs together : designing a team-building program -- Solving specific problems through team building. Managing conflict in the team ; Overcoming unhealthy agreement ; Reducing conflict between teams -- Team building in different kinds of teams. Managing the temporary team ; High-performing virtual teams ; Managing interorganizational (alliance) teams -- The challenge of team building for the future. Challenges for building effective teams.

ISBN

9780787988937

LCCN

^^2006036450

OCLC

• 76073848
• SCSB-10152556

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library