Motivate Teams, Maximize Success

Book excerpt: Teams, with the right management, are a highly effective and dynamic means of business organization -- one that increasing numbers of companies rely upon. This latest addition to the Positive Business series presents a core repertoire of skills and techniques for building better teams. Management consultant Michael West gives readers the tools to assemble the right team, shape a vision, articulate objectives, and assess progress. Established teams will benefit from strategies for problem solving, decision making, and managing teams in trouble. He also includes tips on creating a personal leadership style and coaching with finesse to help ensure healthy relationships within the team and across the company. Practical exercises called Work Solutions build expertise, while striking illustrations enhance the author's points on nearly every page. Through-out, West combines business and psychology for a holistic approach managers can use to lead their teams to greatness.