Mike Woodcock is Chairman of the Challenge Group and a non-executive director of several companies. He is Visiting Professor at the School of Management, University of Lancaster, a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Business School and a consultant and writer. For many years he was a Member of Parliament, serving on the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry.

'The book is in good plain English and is jargon-free.' Project

• Contents: Part I: Basic Theory: What is a team?; What is teamwork?; The stages of team development; The limitations of teambuilding; The role of the team leader; Action planning; Groundrules for team development; Designing teambuilding events. Part II: Diagnosing Teamwork Problems: The 'building blocks' questionnaire. Part III: The Building Blocks of Effective Teamwork: Building block 1 - Balanced roles; Building block 2 - Clear objectives and agreed goals; Building block 3 - Openness and confrontation; Building block 4 - Support and trust; Building block 5 - Co-operation and conflict; Building block 6 - Sound procedures; Building block 7 - Appropriate leadership; Building block 8 - Regular review; Building block 9 - Individual development; Building block 10 - Sound inter-group relations; Building block 11 - Good communications; The building blocks checklist. Part IV: Selecting Teambuilding Activities. Part V Sources of Further Help.

Mike Woodcock is Chairman of the Challenge Group and a non-executive director of several companies. He is Visiting Professor at the School of Management, University of Lancaster, a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Business School and a consultant and writer. For many years he was a Member of Parliament, serving on the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry.

'The book is in good plain English and is jargon-free.' Project

• Contents: Part I: Basic Theory: What is a team?; What is teamwork?; The stages of team development; The limitations of teambuilding; The role of the team leader; Action planning; Groundrules for team development; Designing teambuilding events. Part II: Diagnosing Teamwork Problems: The 'building blocks' questionnaire. Part III: The Building Blocks of Effective Teamwork: Building block 1 - Balanced roles; Building block 2 - Clear objectives and agreed goals; Building block 3 - Openness and confrontation; Building block 4 - Support and trust; Building block 5 - Co-operation and conflict; Building block 6 - Sound procedures; Building block 7 - Appropriate leadership; Building block 8 - Regular review; Building block 9 - Individual development; Building block 10 - Sound inter-group relations; Building block 11 - Good communications; The building blocks checklist. Part IV: Selecting Teambuilding Activities. Part V Sources of Further Help.

Mike Woodcock is Chairman of the Challenge Group and a non-executive director of several companies. He is Visiting Professor at the School of Management, University of Lancaster, a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Business School and a consultant and writer. For many years he was a Member of Parliament, serving on the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry.

'The book is in good plain English and is jargon-free.' Project

• Contents: Part I: Basic Theory: What is a team?; What is teamwork?; The stages of team development; The limitations of teambuilding; The role of the team leader; Action planning; Groundrules for team development; Designing teambuilding events. Part II: Diagnosing Teamwork Problems: The 'building blocks' questionnaire. Part III: The Building Blocks of Effective Teamwork: Building block 1 - Balanced roles; Building block 2 - Clear objectives and agreed goals; Building block 3 - Openness and confrontation; Building block 4 - Support and trust; Building block 5 - Co-operation and conflict; Building block 6 - Sound procedures; Building block 7 - Appropriate leadership; Building block 8 - Regular review; Building block 9 - Individual development; Building block 10 - Sound inter-group relations; Building block 11 - Good communications; The building blocks checklist. Part IV: Selecting Teambuilding Activities. Part V Sources of Further Help.