team-building.pdf

ISBN: 978-87-403-0782-5

Successful team building in the workplace has more to do with making a success of the team you have been given, rather than building an ideal team from scratch. This free eBook explains the core principles of team building that will help you get the best out of any team that you find yourself managing.

It uses three different teams to illustrate how these principles can be adapted to suit their differing needs. The examples are an I.T. project team, a support team and a high-level strategic team.

Preface

Successful team building in the workplace has more to do with making a success of the team you have been given, rather than building an ideal team from scratch. There are certain core principles of team building that will help you get the best out of any team that you find yourself managing.

You will learn how to apply these principles to:

A project team where even though you are not an expert in all of the technical aspects of the project you are still expected to coordinate the team’s efforts.
A support team where there are problems with motivation and high staff turnover.
A high-level strategic team where you do not have any direct authority over the other participants.
Content

Beware of ‘Teams in Name Only’
Team Examples
Development Team Example
Customer Support Team Example
Steering Team Example
Summary
References
About the Author

Paul Newton has worked in IT and Project management for over 30 years and has also developed several internet based enterprises. He was a co-founder and director of ITT Ltd where he was responsible for the development and marketing of software-based management training tools. Clients included Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, Sun Microsystems, UK National Health, Ministry of Defence, Barclays and many other internationally known organisations.

Prior to that, he worked as an IT consultant specialising in developing IBM mainframe software for many of the company's clients including: Rockwell, Severn Trent Water, SWEB, SWALEC, and Eagle Star Insurance.

He recently joined with other management professionals to create free-management-ebooks.com, which provides free professional development resources for managers. It includes hundreds of free eBooks, templates and checklists covering: performance management, leadership, business strategy, accounting principles and project management.