Why Teams Don't Work 2nd Ed.

What Went Wrong and How To Make It Right

Michael Finley, Harvey Robbins

Publisher: Orion Business, 1998, 228 pages

ISBN: 0-75281-204-1

Keywords: Leadership

Last modified: May 8, 2021, 8:57 p.m.

Why have teams and teamworking failed to live up to expectations in your company?

Today's companies are fast turning to teams as a means for organizaing and doing work. Yet, many have found teams prone to problems that make them ineffective. Bud fad or not, teams are here to stay — and when they do work, companies and managers undoubtedly benefit enormously. This award-winning book identifies the obstacles that prevent teams from achieving their potential and provides methods and tools to enable team members and managers to make the promise of teams — greater efficiency, flexibility and productivity — come true.

  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • The 10 Commandments of Teaming
  • Preface to the International Edition
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Broken Dreams, Broken Teams
    1. The Team Idea — Everybody Get Together
    2. Human Needs — Desperately Seeking Teaming
    3. Individual Needs vs. Team Needs — Ulterior Motives
    4. Teamwork vs. Socialwork — What a Team We Would Make
  • Part Two: Why Teams Come Apart
    1. Misplaced Goals, Confused Objectives — What Are We Doing Here?
    2. Unresolved Roles — It Ain't My Job, Man
    3. Bad Decision Making — How Not to Make Up Your Mind
    4. The Wrong Policies and Procedures — You Can't Get There from Here
    5. The People Problem — I'm Not Working for That Jerk!
  • Part Three: What Keeps Teams from Working
    1. Leadership Failure — Who's in Charge Here, Anyway?
    2. Faulty Vision — If You Don't Know Where You're Going … You'll Probably Get There
    3. Toxic Teaming Atmosphere — Organizational Karma
    4. Communication Shortfalls — How'm Doing?
    5. Rewards and Recognition — Saying One Thing and Doing Another
    6. Depleted Trust — Why Should I Trust You?
    7. Change Issues — Who's Rocking the Boat?
  • Part Four: Team Myths
    1. The Myth of Adventure Learning — Belay That!
    2. The Myth of Personality Type — It's What's Outside That Counts!
    3. The Myth That People Like Working Together — Heigh Ho!
    4. The Myth That Teamwork Is More Productive than Individual Work — The Team! The Team!
    5. The Myth of "The More, the Merrier" on Teams — Let's Do 'The Wave'!
  • Part Five: Turning Teams Around
    1. Moving Teams Through STages Towards Success — The Teaming Goes Round and Round
    2. Teams and Technology — The 24-Hour Transworld Team
    3. Long-Term Team Health — The Well-Tuned First-String Team
    4. Epilogue

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Why Teams Don't Work

Reviewed by Roland Buresund

Outstanding ********* (9 out of 10)

Last modified: Dec. 20, 2010, 4:31 p.m.

The title sums it up. This is a must read.

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