The Team Member's Survival Guide [Paperback]

Jill A. George (Author), Jeanne M. Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

This is designed as a self-study guide for employees in cross-functional teams who need tools and assessments to improve their teamwork skills. The book provides 80 practical tools, steps, assessments, and checklists for building all team member skills.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Here's how to make working in a team immensely rewarding--instead of intensely frustrating! The team leader who provides little or no direction. . .The meeting that runs in place and never ends. . .The annoying team member you can't stand. . .The stress from your company's constant restructuring. These are just some of the all-too-familiar difficulties and pitfalls facing members of today's work teams. But with the help of this expert, one-of-a-kind guide, you can learn to survive and to thrive in any team situation--from cross-functional teams to empowered work teams. Written by the people who know what makes teams work--Development Dimensions International, trainers and team consultants to 400 of the Fortune 500 companies--the Team Member's Survival Guide is packed with practical activities, steps, assessments, and checklists you can use to improve every aspect of your team skills. Here are tools to help you: Learn to cope with difficult changes in your organization. Become an adaptable, flexible team member. Align yourself with your company's vision and values. Get the management support your team needs. Find smooth ways to deal with difficult team members. Learn the 22 steps that keep teams successful and moving forward. Master each unique stage of team development--from the Pre-Team and New Team phases, to the Mature Team phase. And much more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070245665
• ISBN-13: 978-0070245662
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,509,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.