Team Readings Updates Booklet A Collection of Readings about How and Why Teams Work In my experience in training and coaching over 2,000 executive problem-solving teams, I've discovered that there are two major components that help every team function effectively. One is the mechanics, tools, and methods of teamwork. And, the other is the art of teamwork. The mechanics are covered in a sequential user manual called, Why Problems in Your Business Don't Get Solved and What To Do About It. This publication - Team Readings Update - has some 30 articles in it that introduce the art of teamwork. Although there is some overlap between these two manuals, this is more a reading manual and to Why Problems in Your Business Don't Get Solved is more of an in a meeting guidebook. Team Readings talks about team leadership, team design, team process, how to dig deeper and grow more, decision-making, and problem-solving. Five different sections are on managing differences and then a whole set of descriptions for five special functions that a team can pursue, such as a monthly financial review and action planning sessions, how to end bad projects, how to stop fighting fires, and lastly, increasing workflow productivity. Two articles use wonderful analogies from baseball and the martial arts to help team leaders and team members who know the basics of team work take their understanding to the next level. $33.35 Price includes shipping and taxes. View Table of Contents Responsible Managers Get Results By Will Phillips What makes a successful manager? Intelligence, leadership, prowess, outstanding organizational skills, just plain old perseverance? These are not enough, say the authors. Responsibility—being responsible enough to do what it takes to produce the necessary results—is the prime determinant of management (and business) success. This book contains detailed, step-by-step guidelines and procedures for developing the two key skills of a responsible manager—problem solving and getting people to work together. Using those skills, readers will enhance collaboration throughout their organizations to develop optimal solutions to problems using an original seven-step method and design effective teams and manage group processes to produce results, and more. Managers, trainers, and HR professionals disillusioned with quick-fix fads will find this fundamental approach to success refreshing and invaluable. $20.36 Price includes shipping and taxes. View Review Building on Strength (BoS) : Constructive Change for Nonprofit Organizations By Mary Case & Will Phillips BoS ties together several proven models of strength-based organizational development, including Future Search technology, Appreciative Inquiry, and modern career and life planning. BoS assumes that in every life, every organization, every community, some things work better than others. Understanding the concepts and working through the exercises in BoS leads to compelling, energizing solutions to the challenges of nonprofit leadership. Building on Strength (BoS) asks nonprofit leaders to identify what works, and reveals a natural, insightful process of discovery aimed toward better educated and happier children, healthier people, vibrant neighborhoods, and enhanced understanding of the arts and cultural contributions to the life and leisure of visitors and citizens in our communities. from $9.95 Read more...