Managing Teams [Paperback]

Lawrence Holpp (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070718652 | ISBN-13: 978-0070718654 | Publication Date: November 30, 1998 | Edition: 1

In industry after industry, workplace teams have proven their value in achieving both quality and productivity goals. But for teams to succeed, management must lay the groundwork. Managing Teams provides methods and checklists to determine if teams are right for your business; improvements you should expect--and not expect--from teams; and more. Interviews with HR professionals who have successfully instituted teams give you real stories from the front lines. Managing Teams will provide the support and confidence you need to initiate and manage workplace teams, evaluate the success of those teams, and get your employees working in a coordinated, disciplined manner.

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Workplace teams DO Work! Follow these strategies for long-term, bottom-line results. Tomorrow's success stories are instituting workplace teams today. Why? Because time after time, in industry, teams have proven their value in achieving both quality and productivity goals. Managing Teams will dramatically increase your chances for a smooth transition to a highly productive team. This handy guide includes: methods and checklists to determine how to assemble the best team; tips on improvements you should expect--and not expect--from teams; strategies for recognizing and avoiding major roadblocks in creating a team environment. Companies around the world are discovering that employee teams and teamwork add value to virtually every area of business. Managing Teams will provide the support and confidence you need to initiate and manage workplace teams, evaluate the success of those teams, and get your employees working in a coordinated, disciplined manner.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070718652
• ISBN-13: 978-0070718654
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #840,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding all in one team training and handling guidelines, December 5, 1998

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This review is from: Managing Teams (Paperback)

This is the first book on work team or any kind of teams that acknowledges how difficult and trying team work and team management can be. It's full of useful suggestions and insightful thinking. It's well written and not a checklist type of book but one which really explores things like conflict and the key kinds of things teams come up against. As a manager who workes with teams all the time, I highly recommend it. I am buying one for all my supervisors and all my teams.

4.0 out of 5 stars Informal with useful information, April 5, 2011

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C. Zehnder "Adult College Student" (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managing Teams (Paperback)

If you're used to reading textbook style books, this one will seem a bit informal. It is written in every-day style English and is very easy to understand. There are some aspects of the recommendations Holpp makes that you might not agree with. Overall, it is an easy-read and has valuable information. I would recommend it to any aspiring manager or team leader.