The Fieldstone Alliance Guide to Developing Effective Teams - Softcover

Gilbertsen, Beth; Ramchandani, Vijit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0940069202 ISBN 13: 9780940069206

Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance, 1999

Synopsis

Proven methods for smoother and more productive teamwork

Teamwork is rarely simple, easy, or natural. It’s not enough to announce “we’re a team” and expect results.

The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Developing Effective Teams is a collection of the best tried-and-true team-building methods. All types of nonprofits, community groups, volunteers, and board members can benefit from the tips and processes in this guide. Plus, no matter what role you play on the team, you can use this guide and help bolster your team’s success.

Tools for team start-up

To help your team get going, this guide gives you seven tools and techniques for:

1. Writing a team mission statement
2. Setting team goals
3. Conducting effective team meetings
4. Creating ground rules
5. Decision making in teams
6. Creating team project plans
7. Developing team spirit

Tools for team maintenance

Even the best teams struggle with challenges. This guide will help you deal with predictable problems and improve teamwork at any stage of your team’s development. You’ll find specific guidance for:

• Improving team meetings
• Evaluating overall team effectiveness
• Resolving conflict within a team
• Managing conflict between two teams
• Clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Dealing with performance problems
• Communicating between meetings

With a few tools and a little guidance, most groups of people who want to become a team can do it. The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Developing Effective Teams is just the help you need!

About this title

About the Author

BETH GILBERTSEN has more than twenty years experience as a facilitator, human resource manager, and training program developer. As owner and principle consultant of CorBridge Learning, Minneapolis, MN, her clients range from small nonprofit organizations to large, multidivisional corporations.

VIJIT RAMCHANDANI was a senior consultant with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Community Services Group in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a trainer and consultant, he assisted nonprofit organizations, public sector agencies, and Wilder programs with a wide range of organizational development consulting services. He designed and led a variety of workshops and consulting projects focusing on team building, collaboration, strategic planning, board governance, conflict resolution, cross-cultural effectiveness, and leadership development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0940069202
• ISBN 13: 9780940069206
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80