The Management of Teams

Every manager needs to be able to get the most from their teams for projects to be cost and time effective, but in todays world staff turnover is high and employees move between companies often, so they need to be able to get up to speed in a new team efficiently. However, too often corporations are preoccupied with qualifications and experience and practical traits are neglected because it is impossible to find the perfect employee who possesses all the traits deemed to be necessary. Meredith Belbins work on teams has become part of everyday language for managers around the world because it addresses these issues with the nine team roles method. The Management of Teams, 3e, is a practical introduction to the team role method, written with the manager in mind to help them understand why this method could improve the effectiveness of their teams based on a rigorous, academically sound framework for todays business.Now in its 3e, it has been completely rewritten and fully updated for managers and trainers, with succinct, practical information that demonstrates how to apply management theory learned into practical action to make a real difference in the workplace.... Mehr