The Team-Building Tool Kit: Tips and Tactics for Effective Workplace Teams - Softcover

Mackin, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081447439X ISBN 13: 9780814474396

Publisher: AMACOM, 2018

Synopsis

A must-have for every team library. Now thoroughly updated and expanded, this team-building classic offers expert advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results. Features new sections on team accountability, decision making, and problem solving.

About this title

Review:

..".an excellent resource....a good addition to any management library." Facilities Manager

..".whether you are empowering employees to participate in self-directed work teams, or you want to encourage increased employee ownership and participation in decision making--while retaining your traditional reporting relationships--or you want to provide your front-line leaders with new supervisory ideas and tactics, this book is an excellent resource. The topics and suggestions are timeless...The practical descriptions, tools, and insights are useful in nearly any employment stracture. Whether you use the book to spark discussion or as a reference tool. The Team-Building Tool Kit is a good addition to any management library." -- Facilities Manager

From the Back Cover:

In December of 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, sailed from the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. Its goal: the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Soon trapped in a prison of solid pack ice, the crew became engaged in a legendary fight against brutal cold, impenetrable ice, dwin­dl­ing food, and complete isolation. Despite these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the team remained cohesive, congenial, and mercifully alive - a fact that speaks not just to luck but to an unparalleled feat of leadership.

Part adventure tale, part leadership guide, Leading at The Edge demonstrates the power of strong leadership in times of adversity, uncertainty, and change. This engaging and practical book reveals Ten Strategies for Success™, illustrating how leaders can:

· Instill optimism while staying grounded in reality

· Have the courage to step up to risks worth taking

· Consistently reinforce the team message

· Set a personal example

· Find something to celebrate and something to laugh about

· Never give up—there’s always another move!

The second edition features new case studies highlighting the strategies in action, tools to uncover and resolve conflicts, and expanded resources. An updated epilogue compares Shackleton’s leadership style with that of famed polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott, and offers insights into how their contrasting approaches led to strikingly different outcomes.

Today’s leaders have much to learn from this gripping account of survival against all odds. Leading at The Edge will help them navigate the rough waters of any turbulent environment and achieve success in the face of adversity.

Advance Praise for Leading at the Edge

“Shackleton’s extraordinary adventure demonstrates invaluable, practical traits of leadership. I could not recommend Leading at the Edge more highly.”

— John H. Dalton, Former Secretary of the Navy

“Fascinating. Great story after story, along with important learnings about leadership.”

— Ed Lawler, Director, Center for Effective Organizations, USC

DENNIS N. T. PERKINS, Ph.D., is Chief Executive Officer of The Syncretics Group, a consult­ing firm dedicated to effective leadership in demanding environments. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served as a Marine company commander and later a faculty member of the Yale School of Management. He has taken his passion for The Edge to Antarctica, where he retraced Shackleton’s journey, and now resides in Madison, Connecticut.

MARGARET P. HOLTMAN, PAUL R. KESSLER, and CATHERINE McCARTHY, Ph.D., are consultants specializing in leadership, coaching, and team development.

About this edition

• Publisher: AMACOM
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 081447439X
• ISBN 13: 9780814474396
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240