Team Building: Current Issues and New Alternatives (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series on Organization Development) [Paperback]

William G. Dyer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201628821 | ISBN-13: 978-0201628821 | Publication Date: August 31, 1994 | Edition: 3

A practical guide to effective team building, this book explores the whole nature of team building and its role in organizations. It emphasizes the needs of the organization and the differing personalities and backgrounds of the individuals. The text covers major trends including self-directed work teams, total quality trends and cross-cultural teams.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (August 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201628821
• ISBN-13: 978-0201628821
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A text that serves the author only, December 20, 2000

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This review is from: Team Building: Current Issues and New Alternatives (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series on Organization Development) (Paperback)

This is one of the worst texts I have read. It reads more like a marketing brochure for a "team building" consultant rather than giving practical advice on actual team building. Every dilemma is resolved by consulting with a team building consultant, or facilitator.

Of much greater value is "The Wisdom of Teams" by Katzenbach and Smith - a book I would give 5 stars for thoroughness and practicality.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerfull and easy to digest, June 13, 2000

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This review is from: Team Building: Current Issues and New Alternatives (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series on Organization Development) (Paperback)

This book is easy to read and understand - if only teams were that easy. Dyer has covered all major topics in team development and managed to do it in a text you can acutally apply in your everyday team development efforts. Dyer explains why companies have turned to using teams and the dimensions of the team, when to use a team and what type of team you should use, what happens when teams make unhealthy agreements and the behaviors you will see. There is information on maturity, culture, organizaitons, and building healthly teams with diveristy. Easy to use suggestions, questions, and statements help you set up team building efforts and identify when a team needs help or should be disbanded. This is a handbook - every team member should own one.