Teaming Up: Making the Transition to a Self-Directed Team-Based Organization

by Darrel Ray, Howard Bronstein

Overview

Plenty of books will tell you why self-directed teams are good for businesses and the people in them. But very few also show how to set teamwork into motion, day by day and year by year. If you're seeking that "second-generation" level of guidance - how-to, detailed, based on struggles and successes at organizations just like yours - look no further than Teaming Up. Dr. Darrel Ray has front-line experience in helping teams grow at manufacturing and service companies, government and social service agencies, Fortune 500 giants, and small firms. His approach has been proven to work in union and non-union environments, and the payoffs have been measurable: higher morale, better use of resources, and dramatic positive impact on bottomline profit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070516465
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	12/19/1994
Series:	McGraw-Hill Training Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.32(w) x 9.31(h) x 0.92(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Why Self-Directed Work Teams? The Concept of Self-Management.
Top Management and Self-Direction.
New Ways to Work.
The Steering Committee.
Assessing Your Organization.
Redesigning Work and the Team Concept.
The Role of the Team Developer.
Understanding Group Process.
Designing and Organizing the Self-Directed Work Team.
Training the Self-Directed Work Team.
Growing and Developing the Team.
The Feedback Process in Self-Directed Teams.
Role Reviews.
The End.