Donald Carew

Newly updated and backed by decades of research, this classic guide will equip leaders and team members alike to unleash the power of teamwork. Never before in the history of the workplace has the concept of teamwork been more important to the functioning of successful organizations. Legendary management guru Ken Blanchard along with teammates Donald Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew have updated their classic work on fostering high performance teams for the 21st century. They explain how all groups move through four stages of development on their way to becoming high performing teams--orientation, dissatisfaction, integration, and production, and show how any manager or leader can help any group to become fully effective quickly and with minimal stress. This updated edition includes a new introduction, extensive text revisions, and newly designed diagrams and charts.

Führungskräfte auf allen Ebenen werden zentral gefordert, wenn sie den Kommunikations- und Leistungsstil ihrer Mitarbeiter auf eine neue Basis stellen wollen. Diese herausfordernde Management-Aufgabe mit den sich ergebenden Lösungsmodellen wird im vorliegenden Buch nicht langweilig-abstrakt behandelt, sondern in Form einer Geschichte mit handelnden Personen erzählt. 
 
 Schritt für Schritt erlebt der Leser mit, wie unter der behutsamen, zielgerichteten Anleitung des Minuten Managers der Paradigmenwechsel vom "wilen (oder lahmen)Haufen" zum Spitzenteam umgesetzt wird.

Written in the manner of a parable, this title also aims to be an inspirational guide that explores the benefits of working together in a team. It follows the experiences of Alan, who is fired for having a lone-wolf mentality.

With 50 per cent to 90 per cent of most managers' time spent in some form of group activity, the concept of teamwork is more important than ever before. This book explains how all groups move through four stages of development - orientation, dissatisfaction, resolution and production.