At its essence, a team is a system of human relationships. In the process of building a team, any leader or manager needs to understand not only the needs of individual team members, but also how those individuals are affected when working in groups. Effective teams emerge from an understanding of these dynamics.

In this book, Carol explains how to build an efficient, high-performing team from the ground up. She helps you understand your leadership style, and walks through the different stages of team development. She goes into different types of teams—natural or self-directed, cross-functional, and virtual. She also shows how to establish a team mission and how to run successful meetings.

Topics include:

1. Identifying your leadership style

2. Assessing your leadership readiness

3. Understanding the stages of team development

4. Working with different types of teams

5. Establishing team mission and goals

6. Evaluating team performance

7. Managing a successful team meeting

8. Creating a team action plan