Crisp: Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders: Leading Organized Teams to Greater Productivity (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books) [Paperback]

Donald Wayne Hackett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Crisp Fifty-Minute Books | Publication Date: June 1, 1993

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Bring out the collaborative voices of your team members. Get started with this simple six-step plan. Increase participation and team efficiency. Develop feedback and clarification skills. Shortcut the path to team consensus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Crisp Learning; 1 edition (June 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560521996
• ISBN-13: 978-1560521990
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #785,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for all involved in helping groups work, August 17, 2000

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Liam Stapleton (Wakefield, GB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crisp: Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders: Leading Organized Teams to Greater Productivity (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books) (Paperback)

This excellent book provides a simple overview of the skills and tools needed when getting a group to work on a problem. Nothing is covered in depth, however I did not think that was the purpose. This books starts a learning process which people can take further if needed. The sytle is light and it has been written to maintain the readers interest. It adequately covers concepts, communication (questioning, body language, etc) and some simple tools with easy to understand examples. Most impressive was the straight forward treatment of writing a process map to identify and deal with problems.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Team Facilitation-Not a Mystery Anymore, March 30, 2001

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This review is from: Crisp: Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders: Leading Organized Teams to Greater Productivity (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books) (Paperback)

A wonderful book for a person whose new to facilitating teams. The writing is in language that's very easy to understand, and the concepts are presented clearly. The book takes the reader on a step by step progression of the processes and tools required to help meetings be productive and efficient. Cudos to the authors, who created a wonderful and effective tool.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Source of Information, April 6, 2003

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Jason Stansberry (Pittsburgh, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crisp: Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders: Leading Organized Teams to Greater Productivity (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books) (Paperback)

I felt this book was a valuable source of information. I needed a brief account on the necessary components on being a successful and effective team leader. This book led me from step to step on how to go about learning how to be a successful team manager. It included the basic know-how of team leadership, like being prepared and posing crucial questions to the team. However, it also went in-depth into the necessary skills needed in order to manage a goal-oriented group. I felt that this book not only acknowledged how to plan for a discussion, but it also looked at the real truth that can come up in group discussion. It analyzed the ins and outs of a group dynamic and even suggested ways of combating difficulties that arise in the process. The authors, Donald Hackett and Charles L. Martin, have a style of writing that is efficient, easy to grasp, and sensible. They were able to provide a step by step analysis on what it takes to be a valuable facilitator, but also the things that come up that leaders need to deal with carefully. Their topic ranges from the basic start of what a facilitator is to what skills a team leader needs. Then they consistently maintain this vision of how an effective leader can lead the group to a successful completion of the task. I enjoyed reading this book, because it not only opened my eyes to how I see leaders perform in groups I have been involved in, but I also know now how to be a successful facilitator in groups that I may choose to lead in the future. I can know use these suggestions and techniques to really drive a team into successful task completion. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has thought about leading a team in group discussion. The authors' simple, to the point style of writing, including examples and suggestions, made for a delightful read. I enjoyed reading this book as much I enjoyed learning from it as well.