Teams

A Management Courses Introduction

De: Mike Clayton

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Teams are not merely a feature of working life. They are not even just a benefit. They are a force multiplier. A well-managed team is worth far more, in terms of innovation, productivity, and decision-making, than the sum of its parts. So managing and leading teams is a vital part of the role of any manager who works in an organization. Indeed, I’d argue that the role of a manager has four parts: to manage and lead both individuals and the team as a whole.

This ebook has seven sections:

1. Team Development and Team Building
The basics of how teams evolve and what you can do to promote development towards high performance.

2. Teamwork
How you can bring about the best of collaborative behaviors from your team.

3. Team Leadership
Key models of leadership that will help you gain the confidence and support of your team.

4. Supporting Your Team
What you can do – and how you can do it – to support your team through five common workplace challenges.

5. Managing Remote (or Virtual) Teams
Another big topic for today is working remotely, so we also look at what you can do to handle eight particular challenges of remote working.

6. Cross-cultural Teams
A great needs diversity, but this too, brings challenges for management and leadership. So, I’ll introduce you to the core essentials of this vital topic.

7. Masters of Teams
We’ll close with the best advice and insights of four deep experts in teams, who have written best-selling (and arguably ‘classic’) books on the subject.

Contents list

Section 1: Team Development and Team Building
What is a Team?
Establishing Team Cooperation with Behavior Norms
Tuckman’s Team Development Model: From Individuals to a Team
Accelerating Team Development with Swift Trust
Team Building Techniques
John Whitmore’s Team Development Model
Cog’s Ladder of Group Experiences
The Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model
Kurt Lewin’s Freeze Phases Applied to Team Development

Section 2: Teamwork
Essentials of Working as a Team
Servant Leadership: Providing for Your Team
Servant Leadership: Defending Your Team
Facilitating Team Working
Your Team’s Skills and Expertise
Team Meetings: Making Them Effective
Team Reviews: Improving How Your Team Works Together
Team Celebrations: A Key to Sustaining Teamwork
Problem-Solving with Your Team
Your Teamworking Problems Solved

Section 3: Team Leadership
Team Leadership in Each of the Tuckman Group Development Stages
Servant Leadership – Leading Your Team in the Tuckman Performing Stage
Team Leadership and John Adair’s Three Circles of Responsibility
LEAD Your Team – 4 Team Leadership Priorities
Four Quadrants of Team Leadership
Handling Team Problems
Daniel Goleman’s 6 Leadership Styles
The Team Leadership: A Continuum of Approaches

Section 4: Supporting Your Team
- Under Pressure
- Through Stress
- Through Change
- Through Conflict
- for Learning

Section 5: Managing Remote (or Virtual) Teams
Introduction to Managing Remote Teams
Creating Trust in Your Remote Team
Helping Build Understanding in Your Remote Team
Building Connection and Culture in Your Remote Team
Fostering Responsibility Within Your Remote Team
Maintaining Productivity in Your Remote Team
Getting Sufficient Challenge in Your Remote Team
Developing the People in Your Remote Team
Taking Care of the Wellbeing of People in Your Remote Team

Section 6: Cross-cultural Teams
Cross-Cultural Teams: Introduction
Creating Cross-Cultural Awareness
Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Difference
Tips for Cross-Cultural Working

Section 7: Masters of Teams
Katzenbach & Smith: The Wisdom of Teams
Meredith Belbin: The Belbin Team Profile
Margerison & McCann: The Team Management Wheel
Patrick Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team