Practical Executive and Team Building (Practical Executive Series)

Assembling a group is easy. Developing a team is a challenge--perhaps the challenge for organizations hoping to succeed in the 21st century. Here, management experts Eric Skopec, PhD, and Dayle M. Smith, PhD, show you how to: Develop and organize a well-balanced, productive team Lead and motivate your team Reward team successes and deal constructively with mistakes Troubleshoot obstacles to successful team-building Skopec and Smith have used these team building techniques in their consulting practices with dozens of Fortune 500 companies and government organizations. Now you can apply their easy-to-use approaches to bring the strength of teams to your company--or to dramatically improve the performance of teams already in place. What the Experts Are Saying . . . "We've seen these team building techniques in action. They have transformed the way we work together and have been a key factor in helping us achieve our corporate mission. Read this excellent book!" -- Roberta Napelson, President, Companion Insurance Management, Inc. "Getting people to work together as a team is the most important challenge for any corporate leader. Skopec and Smith present the tools and techniques teams need to succeed. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to team members, team leaders, and managers responsible for teams." -- Mike Moody, Global Services Vice President, AT&T "Without teamwork my company would be an also-ran. The approaches to team building taught here really work. I recommend them for starting effective teams and for rejuvenating existing teams." -- Mike Estrada, Training and Development Manager, Lucky Stores