The Team-Building Workshop [Paperback]

Vivette Payne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0814470793 | ISBN-13: 978-0814470794 | Publication Date: February 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

Of all the challenges faced by organizations today, team-building ranks as one of the biggest--and most critical. With organizations increasingly dependent on high-performance teams for virtually every imaginable activity, teamwork has become a major business strategy--and getting teams to work an absolute necessity. The Team-Building Workshop was written specifically to help readers design and lead a two-day team-building workshop that achieves measurable results. Using the six-step team-building process and wealth of ready-to-use training materials, readers will be able to: * Recognize when team building is the right solution * Generate true commitment to team building * Handle resistance to team building * Accurately assess the team's needs * Cure dysfunctional teams, resolve team conflict, and rebuild team trust * Use team building to improve productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

"Of all the challenges faced by organizations today, team-building ranks as one of the biggest--and most critical. With organizations increasingly dependent on high-performance teams for virtually every imaginable activity, teamwork has become a major business strategy--and getting teams to work an absolute necessity.

The Team-Building Workshop was written specifically to help readers design and lead a two-day team-building workshop that achieves measurable results. Using the six-step team-building process and wealth of ready-to-use training materials, readers will be able to:

* Recognize when team building is the right solution

* Generate true commitment to team building

* Handle resistance to team building

* Accurately assess the team's needs

* Cure dysfunctional teams, resolve team conflict, and rebuild team trust

* Use team building to improve productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction."

About the Author

Vivette Payne (Chicago, IL) is a consultant and writer who specializes in organization, team, and personal development. She is the author of First-Level Leadership: Supervising in the New Organization and serves as an advisory editor for the American Management Association.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 17 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1 edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814470793
• ISBN-13: 978-0814470794
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #753,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jam-Packed Resource for Anyone Interested in Workplace Teams, April 3, 2002

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JEFFERY H. DAVIS, M.Ed. Organization Renewal ... (Bedford, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Team-Building Workshop (Paperback)

This book offers a terrific balance of "principles and practicals." I found the author's grasp of workplace teams and their purpose (as well as when not to use them) to be very "real-world." As a seasoned corporate trainer, I am always on the look out for impacting resources, and this definitely tops my list in the Team-Building category. If you are new to workplace teams, or a veteran team-builder, you will find real gems in this volume. Ms. Payne uses an easy-to-follow format for each chapter: introducing the idea, discussing its value, giving concrete examples, and, most important to me, providing a template to get you started using the idea in your workplace situation. She even includes an Appendix with all the major tools and ideas laid out for overheads. This book will be helpful to HR personnel who need to provide guidance to team leaders in their organization; trainers seeking fresh ideas and tools for their team-building offerings; and managers who are looking for the practical steps one must take to create and sustain a high-performance work team. In this era of workplace collaboration and cooperation, The Team-Building Workshop, is a welcome resource for anyone trying to achieve more with and through others!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great HR Tool!, April 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Team-Building Workshop (Paperback)

The "Team-Building Workshop" has proved to be a fantastic resource in our organization. This how-to book is a great tool that can be utilized by either Managers or HR Professionals, and is great for beginners in team building, as well as those that are more experienced. This book has provided our HR organization with the strategies and techniques to conduct team building sessions in both proactive and reactive situations, large and small without having to outsource. I highly recommend this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Team-Building Workshop, March 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Team-Building Workshop (Paperback)

What a fabulous book! The author does a great job in providing helpful tools and tips for assessing needs and facilitating team building sessions and it's done in a way that is easy to understand. I highly recommend this book to supervisors and HR professionals, or anyone else that is interested in building high performance teams!