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Author Robbins, Harvey.

Title Why teams don't work : what went wrong and how to make it right / Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Peterson's/Pacesetter Books, [1995]
©1995

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  658.402 R53    Check Shelf
Description viii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Part one: Broken dreams, broken teams -- Chap. 1. The team idea--Everybody get together -- Chap. 2. Human needs--Desperately seeking teaming -- Chap. 3. Individual needs vs. team needs--Ulterior motives -- Chap. 4. Teamwork vs. socialwork--What a team we would make -- Part two: Why teams come apart -- Chap. 5. Misplaced goals, confused objectives--What are we doing here? -- Chap. 6. Unresolved roles--It ain't my job, man -- Chap. 7. Bad decision making--How not to make up your mind -- Chap. 8. The wrong policies and procedures--You can't get there from here -- Chap. 9. The people problem--I'm not working for that jerk! -- Part three: What keeps teams from working -- Chap. 10. Leadership failure--Who's in charge here anyway? -- Chap. 11. Faulty Vision--If you don't know where you're going⁵you'll probably get there -- Chap. 12. Toxic teaming atmosphere--Organizational karma -- Chap. 13. Communication shortfalls--How'm I doing? -- Chap. 14. Rewards and recognition--Saying one thing and doing another -- Chap. 15. Depleted trust--Why should I trust you? -- Chap. 16. Change issues--Who's rocking the boat? -- Part four: Team myths -- Chap. 17. The myth of adventure learning--Belay that! -- Chap. 18. The myth of personality type--It's what's outside that counts! -- Chap. 19. The myth that people like working together--Heigh ho! -- Chap. 20. The myth that teamwork is more productive than individual work--The team, the team! -- Chap. 21. The myth of "the more, the merrier" on teams--Let's do 'the wave' -- Part five: Turning teams around -- Chap. 22. Moving teams through stages toward success--The teaming goes round and round -- Chap. 23. Teams and technology--The 24-hour transworld team -- Chap. 24. Long-term team health--The well-tuned first-string team -- Epilogue.
Subject Teams in the workplace.
Teams in the workplace -- United States.
Management Quality Circles.
Efficiency, Organizational.
Added Author Finley, Michael, 1950-
ISBN 1560794976: $21.95
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