Managing Groups and Teams

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Groups are everywhere; whether in our social lives, our work, or even our families, individuals decide to work collectively to achieve particular goals. In this book, we take a challenge-based approach, one that focuses on the "how" of managing a group or a team.

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  1. About this Book
    1. Development stage: 00% (as of January 25, 2007) Introduction
  2. Internal Group Processes
    1. Cohesion Development stage: 00% (as of May 19, 2006)
      1. How can teams create and maintain cohesion?
    2. Communication Development stage: 00% (as of September 18, 2005)
      1. What leads to effective team communication?
    3. Conflict Development stage: 100% (as of July 19, 2007)
      1. How can teams deal with conflicts?
    4. Motivation
      1. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What is motivation?
      2. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What are the drawbacks of non-motivated teams?
      3. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) How does motivation affect teams' dynamics?
      4. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) Does the experience or position of a team member changes the motivational tools needed to motivate that person?
    5. Inclusion Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006)
      1. How can teams ensure their participation?
  3. Composition Issues in Teams
    1. Diversity (General) Development stage: 50% (as of January 18, 2005)
      1. What does diversity bring to team?
    2. Diversity in Personality Development stage: 100% (as of July 19, 2007)
      1. Achieving High Performance Through Diverse Personalities
    3. Social Loafing Development stage: 100% (as of July 19, 2007)
      1. What is social loafing, and how can it be addressed?
  4. Leadership in Teams
    1. Establishing Leadership
      1. Credibility Development stage: 50% (as of June 6, 2006)
        1. How can leaders establish credibility?
      2. Leadership Transitions Development stage: 100% (as of July 19, 2007)
        1. What is the best way to manage leadership transitions?
      3. New Leaders
        1. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What are the basic roles that a new team leader needs to know?
        2. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What are some of the key roles a manager needs to take on to be effective?
        3. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What are the best options for arranging a team and assigning team role?
        4. Development stage: 50% (as of July 17, 2006) What relationship aspects can be defined in advance to assure success?
    2. Enacting Leadership
      1. Leadership Roles and Concerns
        1. Development stage: 50% (as of September 18, 2005) How can leaders establish a balance between management and leadership?
        2. Development stage: 50% (as of June 6, 2006) What are characteristics of effective team leadership?
        3. Development stage: 50% (as of June 6, 2006) What are the differences between dictatorship and leadership?
        4. Development stage: 50% (as of June 6, 2006) What is the relationship between leadership and discipline?
      2. Poor Leadership Development stage: 50% (as of September 18, 2005)
        1. How can members deal with poor leadership?
  5. Virtual Teams
    1. Managing Global Virtual Teams Development stage: 100% (as of July 19, 2007)
      1. How should global virtual teams be managed?
    2. Building Virtual Teams Development stage: 50% (as of September 18, 2005)
      1. How can members build high-performing virtual teams?
  6. Additional Resources
    1. Development stage: 25% (as of May 12, 2006) Glossary
    2. Development stage: 25% (as of April 17,2006) Resources
    3. Development stage: 00% (as of January 29, 2007) Noted Contributors
    4. Development stage: 50% (as of January 29, 2007) Question Page
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