Team Basics: Practical Strategies for Team Success (The Extraordinary Team) [Paperback]

Kristin J. Arnold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 1999 | Series: The Extraordinary Team

This straightforward, illustrated guide takes the mystery out of teams in the workplace. Team Basics covers it all from launching your team, through process and problems, to disbanding, and addresses specialized issues such as dispersed ("virtual") teams, multi-national teams and generational teams. Written in easily digestible sections, readers will be entertained as they learn, and will want to keep a copy on their desks for reference. With smart, hard-hitting tips and techniques to help your team be extraordinary, this book is a necessity for anyone who works with or manages teams.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Henry Ford once stated that "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." Well, I doubt that Henry Ford knew how prophetic that statement would be, but it clearly describes Kristin Arnold's approach to team success. In a highly readable and informative fashion, you'll be given the basic ingredients of what makes an effective team - from its formative and foundation states right through to working with special types of teams. And don't let the title - Team Basics - mislead you. This book is not just for the novice. Experienced readers will find dozens of pragmatic ideas ready to work for you - right now! -- Edward E. Scannell, CMP, CSP, Past National President, ASTD, MPI and NSA

Team Basics: Practical Strategies for Team Success is loaded with powerful, up-to-date tools that provide instant benefit. Open this book to any page and you'll be impressed with the many practical strategies available. Kristin's advice and insights have greatly increased our teams productivity and success. --Jim Morton, Team Leader, Cubic Applications, Inc.

From the Author

As a master facilitator, team trainer and national speaker on the topic of teams, I ask people just like you: "What's working and what's not working in your teams?" What have you learned?" "What do you need to know to be successful with your teams? As I worked with these teams, I captured the responses, lessons, learned and sage advice in my bi-weekly column aptly entitled "Teamwork." This book represents the work my clients an faithful readers have found most valuable and helpful. It's about the basics. What you need to know now and that will help your teams now. It's chock-full 0f hard hitting, practical advice. Use this book as a quick reference guide. Flip through the pages. Discover one new idea or "golden nugget" that will help your team work better! I am pleased to offer Team Basics to anyone forming a team, leading a team or participating on a team. Enjoy cruising through these pages, discovering better was to work together as an extraordinary team! December 1999/ Kristin J. Arnold, Hampton, VA

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Product Details

• Paperback: 211 pages
• Publisher: Q P C Pr (December 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967631300
• ISBN-13: 978-0967631301
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,294,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristin J. Arnold, MBA, CMC, CPF, CSP is passionate about making your meetings more engaging, interactive and collaborative.

As a high stakes meeting facilitator, trainer and keynote speaker, Kristin has worked with thousands of senior executives, project managers and team leaders in Canada and the USA, challenging their traditional notions about teamwork. She is known for her concrete approach to teamwork and a treasure trove of practical concepts, tools and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive, substantive results.

Kristin's passion for teams is reflected in her writing, speaking, facilitation and consulting. She is the author of several books in the Extraordinary Team Series (Team Basics, Email Basics and Team Energizers) as well as a newspaper columnist and contributing author to myriad other team-based books such as The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation. Her latest book, Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve and Inspire your Audiences to Action will be published in August, 2010.

http://www.ExtraordinaryTeam.com and www.BoringToBravo.com

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Team leaders and facilitators NEED to read this book!, January 26, 2000

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Dr. Jeffrey S. Poulin (Endicott, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Team Basics: Practical Strategies for Team Success (The Extraordinary Team) (Paperback)

Everyone in business knows that teamwork leads to success. Then why does it seem like so many teams never meet their goals? Kristin Arnold's book absolutely captures what it takes to make a team "tick." Easy to read and full of practical tips, this book explains how to make successful teams work and thrive. The author has packed years of personal experience into a dynamic, useful, and essential guide for anyone who needs to get a group of people focused on an important goal!