Cross-Functional Teams : Working With Allies, Enemies, and Other Strangers

Parker, Glenn M.

ISBN 10: 1555426093 / ISBN 13: 9781555426095

Published by Jossey-Bass, 1994

About this Item

Mint condition.Jossey Bass,1994.First edition-5th printing.Black hardback with yellow borders(red lettering on the front cover and spine) with Dj(some nicks,scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with a small nick and crease on the edge of the pages,light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.242pp including References,index.Price un-clipped. Seller Inventory # 551

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cross-Functional Teams : Working With Allies...

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: First edition-5th printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Create high–performing teams that achieve amazing results! Implement successful cross–functional teams in your organization. This useful tool kit and book are packed with examples and ideas for effective team building.

The book helps you to successfully develop your own cross–functional teams by using advice from more than 100 companies, including Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Sun Microsystems, the EPA, and many others. You′ll learn how to set goals for shared commitments and how to overcome barriers and obstacles to teamwork.

You′ll learn how to:

• Develop a plan to implement cross–functional teams
• Facilitate the launch of a set of new teams
• Design a training program for team members and leaders
• Conduct training and team building for new and ongoing teams
• Work with the senior management team to gain their support for cross–functional teams . . . and much more!

The tool kit gives you:

• Six invigorating icebreakers
• Five experiential team–building activities
• Five insightful assessment tools
• Five useful abstracts and reports
• Six detailed case studies . . . and more!

The looseleaf binder format facilitates quick preparation. Photocopy what you need, and you′re ready! With Parker′s help, you′ll create collaboration in diverse groups and discover the cross–functional team advantage.

Review:

"It′s about time we had a clear and action–oriented book to help our cross–functional teams be more productive. Parker′s thirty years of experience as one of the U.S.′s finest team developers is available to us all." (Jerry McAdams, divisional vice president, Performance Improvement Resources, Maritz, Inc.)

"Implementing Parker′s recommendations for high–performance, cross–functional teams is critical to ensuring the success of this new form of teamwork. This book is a must for anyone charged with managing the future of the business." (John P. Reinhardt, director, quality/productivity development group, Bristol–Myers Squibb Company Pharmaceutical Group)

"A readily accessible guide to get people working together."