McFletcher - Teaming by Design

Teaming by Design:

Real Teams for Real People

Teaming by Design, written by Donna McIntosh-Fletcher of The McFletcher Corporation, is more than a book about how teams can best work. It’s a guide with a process flow for teamwork. It will challenge readers to question when and when not to use teams to accomplish work and will show them when they may need to consider an even broader approach to teaming through collaborative sharing across the organization.

Its easy-to-read style includes real team examples and will help readers determine:

If organizations need to have teams in their work environment – Questions for assessing when a team approach is required and what level of teaming is necessary
How to establish teams – Guidelines on how to develop and
organize teams
Ways for existing teams to have a greater impact –
“Teams in Action” examples, process steps and exercises for moving beyond basic work to a higher level of team accountability
Whether teams need to continue into the next decade – WorkStyle Patterns® research about the direction of teamwork in both technical and service settings.

Teaming by Design includes the factors needed to make real teams for real people work in an organization. It covers areas of teaming that many organizations fail to consider, such as how to:

TOOLS and PRODUCTS

Self and Team Alignment Products

Teaming by Design:

Real Teams for Real People

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