The Secret to Successful Team Management

Author: Michael West
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features:
· Written for executive managers and team leaders who want to build a high-spirited and successful team.
· Provides practical and effective advice on key elements of team management, such as interpersonal skills, motivation, goal setting, training and evaluation, and leading by example.
· The fundamental philosophy of this book is: successful team management starts with self-improvement; people are the company's most valuable asset.
· 23 "practical exercises" are specially designed targeted exercises for training and developing management skills.
· The author, Professor Michael West, is a renowned scholar and expert in organizational psychology. The key to successful team management depends on the manager's capabilities. This includes the ability to hire employees, assign tasks, trust and motivate them. The Secrets of Successful Team Management helps you learn how to build a capable, happy, and successful work collective. This practical business guide provides effective strategies to help you create and cultivate a successful team. Teams developed using this method are highly cohesive units, with members sharing common goals. This enables them to perform at their best.
The author points out that managers should know how to teach team members to trust and support each other, supervise their work, and provide feedback on their performance. Managers also need to find ways to improve their management style, allowing them to be both leaders and coaches and mentors. Managers must also learn how to conduct regular evaluations, set clearly defined team tasks, and master and convey excellent communication skills.
This book is not only authoritative and inspiring but, more importantly, it is practical. For managers who believe that their team members are their greatest asset, The Secrets of Successful Team Management is their guide.