Fran Rees – författare

Show your team how to chart its own course, evaluate its progress,and self-correct. Many books talk about teamwork, but few address the actual processof creating and managing effective teams. You'll learn to approachteamwork as a journey with a beginning, middle, and satisfying And.Find out how to construct a blueprint to carry your teamalong. Discover the two factors essential for well functioning teams:getting work done and building and maintaining the spirit andmomentum of the team. Frequently teams are built and challenged to work as a unit, butthe team members aren't clear about what steps to take and when totake them. Keep your team from becoming confused, frustrated andultimately giving up. Develop step-by-step proceedures to get workdone! You'll learn these ten steps: * Focusing the team* Assigning roles* Establishing guidelines* Planning the work* Doing the work* Reviewing team performance* Completing the work* Publishing the results* Rewarding the team* Moving on Create teams that work together to increase productivity, improvequality, and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

Completely revised and updated! Develop the skills that are key for becoming a successful team leader! Now in its second edition, How to Lead Work Teams shows you step by step, how to develop the powerful facilitaion skills that will help make you an outstanding leader, coach, motivator and facilitator. Includes great tools and techniques to help you put these skills into action today! Using Rees's innovative L.E.A.D. model you can become a team leader who:* Leads with a clear purpose. Articulate your team's goals and purpose and encourage open and thoughtful discussion (including disagreement), brainstorming, and active listening.* Empowers to participate. Encourage team members to communicate in ways that enhance teamwork and achieve results.* Aims for consensus. Reach consensus by taking the time for questioning, listening, clarifying, augmenting, summarizing, and documenting.* Directs the process. Lead the process of communication both inside and outside your team. "The new edition hits the nail on the head. Every employee who works as a member of a team needs to learn facilitation skills. How to Lead Work Teams explains and describes skills and practical techniques in a very readable way."--Judith C. Tingley, president, Performance Improvement Pros, Inc.

Now anyone can develop and lead a successful team with theseexperiential activities! 25 Activities For Teams is a useful collection of activities andassessment tools for leading and developing high-performing workteams. Designed to complement the popular How to Lead Work Teams,this resource can also stand alone to help team leaders geteveryone actively involved in the team's development. 25 Activities For Teams is a valuable resource that promotes fun,experiential, team learning. Best of all, it can be used by evennovice team leaders and facilitators or by professional trainers.This collection brings together exercises from a variety ofresources that will help teams develop skills, build cohesiveness,and accomplish important tasks. Reinforcing Fran Rees' LEAD model, the activities in this book willhelp the team leader:* Lead with a clear purpose* Empower participants* Aim for consensus* Direct the process Team leaders will use this practical resource to energize teammeetings and keep them on track for maximum results.