Teamwork from Start to Finish

Show your team how to chart its own course, evaluate its progress,and self-correct.

Many books talk about teamwork, but few address the actual processof creating and managing effective teams. You'll learn to approachteamwork as a journey with a beginning, middle, and satisfying And.Find out how to construct a blueprint to carry your teamalong.

Discover the two factors essential for well functioning teams:getting work done and building and maintaining the spirit andmomentum of the team.

Frequently teams are built and challenged to work as a unit, butthe team members aren't clear about what steps to take and when totake them. Keep your team from becoming confused, frustrated andultimately giving up. Develop step-by-step proceedures to get workdone!

You'll learn these ten steps:

* Focusing the team
* Assigning roles
* Establishing guidelines
* Planning the work
* Doing the work
* Reviewing team performance
* Completing the work
* Publishing the results
* Rewarding the team
* Moving on

Create teams that work together to increase productivity, improvequality, and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction. Overview of the Ten Steps.

Phase I: Getting Organized.

Step One: Focus the Team.

Step Two: Assign Roles.

Step Three: Establish Guidelines.

Phase II: Producing.

Step Four: Plan the Work.

Step Five: Do the Work.

Step Six: Review Team Performance.

Step Seven: Complete the Work.

Phase III: Wrapping Up.

Step Eight: Publish the Results.

Step Nine: Reward the Team.

Step Ten: Move On.

Practical Lessons in Teamwork.

Making Team Decisions.

Holding Productive Team Meetings.

Capitalizing on Team Diversity.

Understanding Group Dynamics.

Celebrating Team Milestones.

Fostering Team Creativity.

Bibliography.

Appendix. FRAN REES is the owner of Rees & Associates, a training andconsulting firm. An experienced manager and seminar leader, she hasalso served extensively as a consultant to companies such asDigital Equipment Corporation and Motorola, Inc. Rees hassuccessfully designed and implemented a number of trainingprograms, workshops, and organizational interventions. She hasconducted training on a wide variety of topics, includingmeeting-facilitation skills, multicultural awareness, consultingskills, and supervision and management. In her work with companies,she has designed and facilitated strategic-planning sessions, ledfocus-group and team-building sessions, and has trained trainers.She lives in Chandler, Arizona. Teamwork is a critical avenue for getting things done. For an organization to be successful today, managers, supervisors, and employees must work together to increase productivity, improve quality, and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction. Many books talk about teamwork, but few address the actual process of creating and managing effective teams. Rees approaches teamwork as a step-by-step journey with a beginning, middle, and satisfying And. Teamwork From Start to Finish is not only for team leaders, it is a ten-step guide essential for every member of a team.Discover the two dimensions essential for well functioning teams:Getting work done.Building and maintaining the spirit and momentum of the team.Learn how to construct a blueprint to carry your team along. Frequently teams are built and challenged to work as a unit, but the team members aren't clear about what steps to take and when to take them. Keep your team from becoming confused, frustrated and ultimately giving up. Develop step-by-step proceedures to get work done. Empower your team with the ability to chart its own course, evaluate its progress, and self-correct.Teamwork From Start to Finish is useful for both new and already existing teams. Once you know the steps and have the motivation to build and maintain work groups, you will, without a doubt, create successful, high-performing teams. This book addresses teamwork as a step-by-step process, from beginning to And. It a handbook for team leaders, and members of teams alike.Fran Rees has created a roadmap to effective teamwork. Along the route she offers pointers on creating team charters, assigning team roles, planning and doing work, and evaluating team performance. Rees presents the ten steps of effective teamwork from start to finish, including focusing the team, doing the work, completing the work, and moving on. Six useful and practical lessons in teamwork are presented, including pointers on decision making, productive meetings, diversity, creativity, group dynamics, and celebrating milestones along the way.Rees gives you the skills to build your own blueprint for teamwork.