Managing Teams for Dummies

Introduction. Part I: Getting Into Teams. Chapter 1: Recognizing a Business Team When You See One. Chapter 2: Creating a Team Culture: Going Beyond the Magic Wand. Part II: Leadership for Team Success. Chapter 3: Leading Teams as a Coach. Chapter 4: Leading Teams Through Change. Part III: Strategies for Building Productive Teams. Chapter 5: The Focus Cornerstone: Seeing Where the Team Is Going, and How. Chapter 6: Everyone Working Together: The Cohesiveness Cornerstone. Chapter 7: Taking Responsibility: The Accountability Cornerstone. Part IV: Developing Tools for Productive Team Players. Chapter 8: Communicating: Listening and Speaking at Your Best. Chapter 9: Problem-solving and Planning: Adding Method to the Madness. Chapter 10: Resolving Conflicts on the Team. Chapter 11: Making Decisions as a Team. Chapter 12: Making the M Word (Meetings) Meaningful. Part V: Managing Some Tougher Team Matters. Chapter 13: Managing Without Supervisors: Self-Directed Teams. Chapter 14: Managing Project Teams and Task Teams to Success. Chapter 15: Show Us the Money: Incentives and Other Rewards for Teams. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Management Groups to Work as Teams. Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Getting a Team Back on Track. Chapter 18: Ten Qualities of an Effective Team Player. Index.

Marty Brounstein is a consultant and trainer specializing in management, career development, and customer service. He is the author of Communicating Effectively For Dummies, among other titles.