The Team-Building Tool Kit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams [Paperback]

Deborah Harrington-Mackin (Author), Deborah Mackin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0814478263 | ISBN-13: 978-0814478264 | Publication Date: October 21, 1993 | Edition: 1

Workplace teams need to be effective just as professional sports teams do. This problem-solving reference lays down the guidelines for team leaders and members. It discusses how to: define the roles and responsibilities of team members; select team members and encourage positive behavior; facilitate participation at team meetings; deal with the fear of losing control; evaluate and reward teams; determine what kind of training to offer. The author uses bullet-points to make tips and rules easy to grasp, and end-of-chapter questions to illuminate key issues.

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Book Description

"Workplace teams need rules to be effective, just as professional sports teams do. This problem-solving ready-reference lays down the guidelines for team leaders and members. It covers the human factors and nitty-gritty details that can hamper teamwork, and discusses how to:

* define the roles and responsibilities of team members

* select team members and encourage positive behavior

* facilitate participation at team meetings

* deal with the fear of losing control

* evaluate and reward teams

* determine what kind of training to offer

The author uses bullet points to make tips and rules easy to grasp, and end-of-chapter questions and answers to illuminate key issues."

About the Author

DEBORAH HARRINGTON-MACKIN (North Bennington, VT) is president and founder of New Directions Management Services, specializing in training in total quality management, team building, work teams, customer service, and supervisory skills.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 17 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1 edition (October 21, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814478263
• ISBN-13: 978-0814478264
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best practical manual on team building, September 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Team-Building Tool Kit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams (Paperback)

I have easily paid 8x more for other 'manuals', and have none with a more ugly cover, yet this is the anchor of my team building library. It is short on philosophy and long on the day-to-day requirements of goal-setting, consensus building, procedures, and strategies. This is THE book of practical advice to guide a team and its' leader, regardless of prior experience.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Useful, April 27, 2004

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This review is from: The Team-Building Tool Kit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams (Paperback)

I'm the Training Coordinator at a manufacturing facility with 200 hourly employees whom we are trying to get more involved in a team-based work system. This book has given me so much PRACTICAL information on the how's and why's of doing this! I'm actually able to relate this information to our employees in a way that it clearly shows the benefits TO THEM of working in teams. Too many of these so-called "Team Building" books are filled with silly exercises that do nothing in the long run. If you want something practical and useful, I recomment this book!

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic handbook, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Team-Building Tool Kit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams (Paperback)

Harrington-Mackin creates a good overview of teambuilding in the workplace. She also provides very practical suggestions that can help team leaders, team members, or the leader of an organization.