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Parker Team   Series

In conjunction with HRD Press I are creating a series of booklets on various aspects of teamwork.  Each of the publications will include 20 tools, run 30 to 40 pages in length and cover topics such as leadership, climate, conflict, meetings and team building. 

Volume 10

Successful Team Building

NEW!

In Volume 9 of the series, this brief, easy-to-read booklet provides managers, team leaders and facilitators with a publication that can help them determine if team building is needed as well as provide tips and tools for data collection, diagnosis, design and facilitation of a team building intervention. This small (5" x 8") booklet is 40 pages long but it is packed with clear explanations, useful exercises, assessment tools and solid tips for developing and implementing team building. The publication's layout and use of color make it compelling for the reader. 

The booklet identifies, describes and provides more than 20 resources:

1. What Is/Is Not Team Building?
2. Why/Why Not Team Building?
3. The Team Building Process.
4. Data Collection: Interview Guide.
5. Data Collection: Survey.
6. Data Collection: Observation.
7. The Role of the Team Building Facilitator.
8. Mistakes Team Building Facilitators Make (and what to do about them)
9. Team Building Icebreakers.
10. Using Style Surveys.
11. Team Decision-Making.
12. Guidelines for Reaching a Consensus.
13. Team Decision-Making Methods.
14. Inter-Group Team Building: Barriers.
15. Improving Inter-Group Teamwork.
16. Using Games in Team Building.
17. Sources for Games.
18. Adventure Team Building.
19. Closing a Team Building Event.
20. Evaluating Team Building.

The booklet concludes with list of Resources for Team Building.

Order from HRD Press online at Successful Team Building or call: 800-822-2801.