Empowerment is essential

Self-directed work teams create an environment that empowers employees to contribute to the improvement of products and services. In the face of this challenge, employees experience greater opportunities and greater satisfaction. And they do a better job

Successful work teams call for a new kind of leadership and a bold new attitude about workforce organization. Self-Directed Work Teams shows how this leadership style changes the role of the supervisor and the way that work is managed.

You'll learn to help workers feel like...

This book is every manager's best friAnd when putting a team together. The authors outline a step-by-step model to recruit, assess, build, and facilitate a high-performing team. Each chapter Ands with a -Quick Review- that summarizes the concepts covered.You'll improve your organization by:
* Recruiting members and forming a team that works
* Resolving conflict quickly
* Facilitating meetings effectively . . . and much more


Grasp the structure of an efficient, cohesive, productive team. Your organization will benefit from a distribution of skills and...