Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Developing Effective Teams Paperback – Import, 15 Jul 1999

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From the Publisher Teamwork is rarely simple, easy, or natural. It’s not enough to announce "we’re a team" and expect results. The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Developing Effective Teams is a collection of the best tried-and-true team-building methods. All types of nonprofits, community groups, volunteers, and board members can benefit from the tips and processes in this guide. Plus, no matter what role you play on the team, you can use this guide and help bolster your team’s success. TOOLS FOR TEAM START-UP To help your team get going, this guide gives you seven tools and techniques for: * Writing a team mission statement* Setting team goals* Conducting effective team meetings* Creating ground rules* Decision making in teams* Creating team project plans * Developing team spirit TOOLS FOR TEAM MAINTENANCE Even the best teams struggle with challenges. This guide will help you deal with predictable problems and improve teamwork at any stage of your team’s development. You’ll find specific guidance for: * Improving team meetings* Evaluating overall team effectiveness* Resolving conflict within a team* Managing conflict between two teams* Clarifying roles and responsibilities* Dealing with performance problems * Communicating between meetings With a few tools and a little guidance, most groups of people who want to become a team can do it. Developing Effective Teams is just the help you need! About the Author BETH GILBERTSEN has more than twenty years experience as a facilitator, human resource manager, and training program developer. As owner and principle consultant of CorBridge Learning, Minneapolis, MN, her clients range from small nonprofit organizations to large, multidivisional corporations. VIJIT RAMCHANDANI was a senior consultant with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Community Services Group in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a trainer and consultant, he assisted nonprofit organizations, public sector agencies, and Wilder programs with a wide range of organizational development consulting services. He designed and led a variety of workshops and consulting projects focusing on team building, collaboration, strategic planning, board governance, conflict resolution, cross-cultural effectiveness, and leadership development.