Team Leadership: 20 Proven Tools for Success

by Glenn Parker

Overview

Effective leadership is effective leadership. Some universal truths cut across all types of teams… Effective leaders have a clear vision and are able to communicate that vision… They develop a sense of urgency about the team’s work, involve team members in goal-setting and decision-making, and foster a climate of openness and honesty. People want to work with them… Everything you need to know to make you a better team leader is contained in this small book, from self-assessing your strengths and weaknesses to setting performance goals to tactfully influencing those on your team. There is no better value in team training materials than a Parker Team Series title!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012768735
Publisher:	Human Resource Development Press
Publication date:	07/19/2011
Series:	The Parker Team Skills Series , #6
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	42
File size:	164 KB

About the Author

As a consultant for more than 30 years, Glenn Parker has helped
create high-performance teams at hundreds of organizations
including Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Company, Philips-
Van Heusen, Telcordia Technologies, BOC Gases, and the U.S.
Coast Guard. He is an internationally-recognized workshop facilitator,
organizational consultant, and conference speaker in the
areas of teamwork and team meetings.
Glenn is the author of some 16 books including several bestsellers
such as Team Players and Teamwork, Rewarding Teams:
Lessons from the Trenches, and Cross Functional Teams: Working
with Allies, Enemies and Other Strangers; widely used instruments
such as the Parker Team Player Survey and manuals for
practitioners such as 50 Activities for Team Building, 25 Instruments
for Team Building, and Team Workout: 50 Interactive
Activities.
His seminal work in team player styles was featured in the
best-selling CRM video, Team Building II: What Makes a Good
Team Player? Glenn is one of only 75 management thinkers
recognized in the book, The Guru Guide. His latest book, Meeting
Excellence: 33 Tools to Lead Meetings that Get Results, has been
widely quoted and referenced in articles in the New York Times,
Forbes, CIO Magazine, and others.
Glenn is the father of three grown children and currently lives
in the Princeton, New Jersey area with his wife, Judy. In his spare
time, he is an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society
where he helped create Run for Dad, a Father’s Day event
designed to raise awareness about prostate cancer, which
regularly draws thousands of participants.