Susan A Wheelan – författare

Hur skapar man effektiva och högpresterande team? Hur får man medlemmarna i en grupp att trivas och samarbeta? Hur ska en ledare hantera gruppen under olika utvecklingsstadier och när det uppstår konflikter? Hur påverkas grupper av att medlemmarna kommer från skilda kulturer med olika uppfattningar om ledarskap och medlemskap?Detta är bara några av de många frågor som diskuteras i den femte upplagan av Att skapa effektiva team. Boken är en praktisk handledning för hur man bygger upp team steg för steg och hur man lyckas bevara deras topprestationer.Att skapa effektiva team är en storsäljare i många länder och vänder sig till både ledare och medlemmar i team och till konsulter, psykologer och utbildare på olika kursprogram. Den lämpar sig även väl för studenter som läser organisationsteori och management.I denna reviderade upplaga fördjupas begreppet team och hur ett team skiljer sig från en grupp individer med individuella arbetsuppgifter. Författarna beskriver nya former för teamarbete och vilka nya krav de ställer på organisationer och medlemmar. Dessutom tas ny forskning upp, bland annat när det gäller om ledare och medlemmar gör olika bedömningar av sina gruppers mognadsgrad.

Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders provides expert-backed strategies for cultivating top-performing teams across public and private industries. The updated Seventh Edition offers cutting-edge methodologies tailored to modern work dynamics, supporting maximum productivity and collaboration.

Most trainers rely on trial and error as the only means of improving facilitation skills. This definitive text furnishes a comprehensive framework for determining the best interventions to use in a given group situation. The trainer is presented with strategies for assisting the individual to establish an attainable goal, develop a strategy for change, and implement and evaluate that strategy during and following the life of the group. Both personal and professional development groups are addressed in the model. Most current literature describes how to design management training and human relations group. This text goes a step further by providing a framework for intervening on a moment-by-moment basis to ensure group goal achievement.Facilitating Training Groups provides clear descriptions of three primary models--T-groups, personal growth groups, and skills training groups. Their goals, theoretical underpinnings, and required leadership style are explored. The book focuses on what trainers say and do during the life of a group to facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of a particular model. Trainers learn a process for deciding what interventions to use in different circumstances and models. Practice exercises assist the reader in assimilating the material. This book is particularly relevant for those studying human resources, human resource training, psychology, sociology, and social work.

Check out sample chapters by clicking on "additional materials" on the left. The Handbook of Group Research and Practice emphasizes the connections among basic research and theory, applied research, and group practice to demonstrate how theory and research translate into methods for working with groups. It is an excellent resource for students, academics, and practitioners in the fields of psychotherapy, psychology, sociology, management, communications, social work, education, and science and technologyKey Features:   Offers a multidisciplinary and international perspective from international contributors Provides a historical overview of the development of research and group practice Identifies contemporary issues with an emphasis on the research agenda in the field Describes seven different theoretical perspectives on how groups function Addresses both traditional and new methods of studying group research Advances current efforts to increase the understanding of how groups are employed and operate to solve pressing social and individual problems The Handbook of Group Research and Practice is a unique interdisciplinary resource written by world-renowned researchers and practitioners who work with teams and groups in a variety of settings. As a result, this Handbook provides students, academics, and practitioners with the most comprehensive understanding about the latest findings and issues in group research and practice to date!

"This is an astounding handbook for educators. What we′ve needed is exactly what this book provides."-Jan Kesseling, SuperintendentMadison Loral School District, Middletown, OH Develop high-performance teams and improve student learning and achievement! Traditionally, the culture of teaching has been one of isolation, yet today′s educators are being asked to make fundamental changes in the way they interact with their colleagues by participating in various school teams-grade level teams, vertical teams, school leadership teams, study groups, and school improvement teams, to name a few. While great in theory, the concept is often difficult in practice. Faculty Groups translates what social scientists have learned about work groups into straightforward, commonsense, practical guidelines for educators. Believing in the efficacy of faculty teamwork, author Susan A. Wheelan provides a road map for teachers to learn how to collaborate with each other, reduce frustration, and make a significant difference in student learning and performance. By developing high performance faculty and administrative teams, educators can generate a cooperative and collegial culture, resulting in a learning environment that is second to none. To successfully develop collaborative faculty groups, points of discussion include: How groups develop, and why some groups succeed, while others fail What faculty members and leaders can do to help their groups become productive How to design, facilitate, and participate in effective meetings How multiple groups working in the same school can work together to create a collaborative school culture How detailed surveys, assessments, instruments, and teambuilding activities for team members can measure their skills and target areas for improvementEducators agree: no goal is more important than educating the next generation. Everyone involved helps to create the school′s culture and establish effective and productive work groups. Written for principals, teacher leaders, and teachers on teams, this book can also be used by other educational groups such as school boards and site-based leadership councils.

"This is an astounding handbook for educators. What we've needed is exactly what this book provides."-Jan Kesseling, SuperintendentMadison Loral School District, Middletown, OH Develop high-performance teams and improve student learning and achievement! Traditionally, the culture of teaching has been one of isolation, yet today's educators are being asked to make fundamental changes in the way they interact with their colleagues by participating in various school teams-grade level teams, vertical teams, school leadership teams, study groups, and school improvement teams, to name a few. While great in theory, the concept is often difficult in practice. Faculty Groups translates what social scientists have learned about work groups into straightforward, commonsense, practical guidelines for educators. Believing in the efficacy of faculty teamwork, author Susan A. Wheelan provides a road map for teachers to learn how to collaborate with each other, reduce frustration, and make a significant difference in student learning and performance. By developing high performance faculty and administrative teams, educators can generate a cooperative and collegial culture, resulting in a learning environment that is second to none. To successfully develop collaborative faculty groups, points of discussion include:

How groups develop, and why some groups succeed, while others fail What faculty members and leaders can do to help their groups become productive How to design, facilitate, and participate in effective meetings How multiple groups working in the same school can work together to create a collaborative school culture How detailed surveys, assessments, instruments, and teambuilding activities for team members can measure their skills and target areas for improvement

Educators agree: no goal is more important than educating the next generation. Everyone involved helps to create the school's culture and establish effective and productive work groups. Written for principals, teacher leaders, and teachers on teams, this book can also be used by other educational groups such as school boards and site-based leadership councils.

Advances in Field Theory offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of one of the most influential theories in psychology. Based on the pioneering work of noted social psychologist Kurt Lewin, this impressive volume outlines the work of several generations of international field theorists and attests to the durability and utility of Lewin's work. A brilliant array of essays trace the history and development of field theory, and discuss its various applications in a number of settings. Topics addressed include managing social conflict, self-help groups, field theory and the construction of social problems, and academic sex discrimination, to name only a few. This tightly-edited, well-balanced volume is an essential resource for professionals and students in the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology, social work, and sociology.

Based on the author’s many years of consulting experience with teams in the public and private sectors, Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders describes why teams are important, how they function, and what makes them productive. Susan A. Wheelan covers in depth the four stages of a team—forming, storming, norming, and performing—clearly illustrating the developmental nature of teams and describing what happens in each stage. Separate chapters are devoted to the responsibilities of team leaders and team members. Problems that occur frequently in groups are highlighted, followed by what-you-can-do sections that offer specific advice. Real-life examples and questionnaires are used throughout the book, giving readers the opportunity for self-evaluation.