This book gives managers and consultants practical guidance on how to build organizations that are structured around effective teamworking. O O This text focuses on how to build organizations that are structured around teams. O Ideal for managers or consultants who are introducing team-based working into organizations. O Examines the psychological and social processes that can facilitate or obstruct successful teamwork. O Each chapter contains aims, activities, support materials and tools. O Support materials can also be downloaded from an accompanying website. O Based on evidence gathered by the authors over 20 years of practical management experience, research in organizations, and consultancy.
Acknowledgements.1. Introduction.2. Deciding on Team-Based Working (TBW):Developing an Understanding of Team-based Working.Forming an Implementation Steering Group.Diagnosing the Organization.Designing an Implementation Process.3. Developing Support Systems:Human Resource Management.Appraisal and Performance Review Systems.Reward Systems.Recruitment and Selection Systems.Education and Training Systems.Communication Systems.Team-process Support Systems.Feedback Systems.Inter-team Processes.4. Team Leader and Team Member Selection:Implementation Steering Group Planning.Defining Appropriate Criteria for the Selection of Team Leaders.Team Leader Training.Setting up Action Learning Sets for Team Leaders.Selecting Team Members.5. Developing Effective Teams:Team Tasks, Visions and Objectives.Team Participation.Quality of Decision Making.Support for Innovation.Team Conflict Resolution.6. Reviewing and Sustaining Team Effectiveness:Steps in Designing an Effective Evaluation System.Sustaining and Improving Performance: Encouraging Reflexivity.7. Organization-Level Assessment:Goal Achievement or Financial Performance.Customer or Service Receiver Perspectives.Business Processes or Internal Efficiency.Innovation.Inter-group Relations.Relationships Between Teams and Organizations.Beyond Team-based Organizing. Index.
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