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A practical guide for building and sustaining top-performing teams

Readers will gain practical skills for navigating, from a group’s creation to maintaining highly effective teams. Packed with straightforward strategies for building and supporting well-managed, high performing teams, this book examines why teams are important, how they function, and what makes them productive.

New to the Third Edition:

• Diversity within teams. Discussions have been added throughout the text, focusing on how different ethnic and cultural groups may have differing perceptions of group interactions. The book details specific strategies for respecting divergent beliefs while remaining effective.
• More real-life examples and problem-solving skills. Step-by-step directions for becoming a high-performing team are included.
• New checklists and self-evaluations. Building on those included in the Second Edition, these provide even more information on the reader’s personal leader or team member style.
• Research references added. Readers are provided with the theory and research background for the practical, application-based material in the text.

Thoroughly updated and revised, the Second Edition of Group Dynamics for Teams provides a clear and concise overview of the basic psychological concepts of group dynamics with a focus on their application with teams in the workplace. Grounded in psychology research but with a very practical focus on organizational behavior issues, the book helps readers understand and participate in teams more effectively in day-to-day work.