This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of "The First-Time Manager, 5th Ed.", covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, "The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building" shows readers how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.
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With the same brand of accessible and sage advice readers found in The First-Time Manager, this new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik covers the basics of team building. The book helps readers discover how their own leadership and management style influences the success of their teams. Managers will learn how to:
* make the transition from team member to team leader * understand the difference between a team and a work group
* hold team members accountable * make their teams more productive * manage challenging situations and resolve conflict within a team.
Written in an engaging, conversational style, Topchik explains the five essential qualities of a high-performing team: goals and standards; decision making; honest communication; clear roles and responsibilities; and celebrating success. Packed with activities and assessments for both the manager and team members, this is an essential guide for any manager who strives for team-building success.
About the Author
Gary S. Topchik (New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA) is the managing partner of SilverStar Enterprises, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in management development, whose clients include AT&T, Honeywell, Disney, Sony Studios, and Oracle. He is a lecturer in the business and management department at UCLA and is the author or coauthor of The Accidental Manager (0-8144-7180-3), Managing Workplace Negativity (0-8144-0582-7), and The First-Time Manager (0-8144-0821-4).
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What the first-time manager needs to know to build and run a team,
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The first time I do things I often feel like a kid trying to work a puzzle wearing mittens. There is so much to do in just getting the basics right that the more refined notions really get in the way more than they help. Yet, so often, the skilled person feels the need to communicate more than the beginner can handle because the information matters. And it does matter, just not the first time you are doing something.
This hand little book helps someone who is new at managing AND new to leading a team the basic information they need to be successful. Gary Topchick helps the reader understand the four basic types of teams there are (really three) and what is different about managing a team than being a member. This is important because teams are participatory and leadership tends to follow the expertise needed at the moment, however there is one person who has to keep things together and moving along. Topchick also advocate semi-annual team building off-site meetings. These are not for catching up on the project, but are to be devoted to activities to build team rapport and trust. He provides some suggested activities suited to that purpose, as well. A good, basic book that is well suited to the first time manager trying to get a handle on team management. Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
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challenging team situations, four team models, team personalities, autonomous teams, ongoing teams, team norms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Team-Spirit Key, Traveling the Road, Leader of Teams, Team Building, Managing Challenging Team Situations, Team-Building Activities, The Four Team Models, Ongoing Process Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
challenging team situations, four team models, team personalities, autonomous teams, ongoing teams, team norms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Team-Spirit Key, Traveling the Road, Leader of Teams, Team Building, Managing Challenging Team Situations, Team-Building Activities, The Four Team Models, Ongoing Process Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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