...Diane Brennan; Kaj Hellbom Purpose This paper is in follow up to a presentation by its authors at the 2015 Association of Training and Development Conference in Orlando, Florida where participants gathered to learn new and innovative ways of working with people. Teams are everywhere in our global...

... challenging. Teams with diverse members might have more difficulty forming a cohesive group as they can lack the degree of comfort, common ground and shared history that a homogeneous group might share. As described in The International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior, diverse teams more...

...Clive Hyland Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present fresh insights into the development of business teams. It aims to set out principles for taking teams through “thinking, feeling and knowing” into a state of advanced and confident performance and aligned behind a common vision...

...Malcolm McGreevy Purpose This is the second of two articles on teamwork which aim to deals with the selection and formation of teams, team leadership, team roles and team development. Design/methodology/approach The paper builds on the first article which covered such issues...

...Jim Welch Proposes that emotional intelligence (Ei) enables teams to boost their performance. Looks at five Ei team competencies which build on individual Ei skills. These are inclusiveness, adaptability, assertiveness, empathy, and influence. However, these competencies are not enough on their own...

... and stability is uncertain. Furthermore, teams as such have no identity and recognition and reward remain focused on the individual. Yet the value and the power of the synergy of teamwork are unchallenged and perceptive managers constantly seek to capture its benefits. Teams have the collective strength...

... of what I mean. A technical supervisor was interviewed for a more senior post but lost out to an external candidate. Although this happened more than four years ago, that supervisor is still bitter from the hurt and embarrassment of the rejection and it has spoiled working relations within his team...

...Jennifer Joy‐Matthews; Bryan Gladstone Discusses the emergence of virtual teams in the current business world. The issues posed by virtuality as opposed to proximity for group members and trainers and developers are raised. The stages of group processes – from formation/socialisation...

... The video is no. 10 in the second series of 12 videos in the A la Carte video series now distributed in the UK. It is a formal presentation by Dr Edward Hubbard, President and chief executive officer of Hubbard and Hubbard, Inc. answering questions in a prepared sequence. Arguing that teams...

... UP Limited 1999 Project brief Project management Teams Strategy Managers who allocate projects of any kind have a responsibility to provide an accurate briefing. Project managers (both of the professional and the ad hoc variety) have a responsibility to ensure...

...Judy C. Nixon; Marilyn M. Helms; Linda Pickthorne Fletcher Chronicles the evolution to an integrated MBA at the University of Tennessee and relates a view of the team teaching experience and integration of technology. The cross‐functional teaching experiences illustrate the issues in working...

... as well as the roles people play in teams (LIFO, life orientations) and how they may be influenced (influencing inventory). Examines the power, role, task and people types of culture in relation to the various different levels of cricket as well as the roles (Meredith Belbin) that the captain has to play...

...Bob Preston Posits that while team development has become fashionable managers are often uncertain about its value to their business and what is required from the organization to support its introduction. Explores some key questions faced by managers and answers are supported by case studies...

... An interview with Charles Margerison and Dick McCann. Describes the origins of the Wheel; explains the terms used in it and the practical uses to which it can be put. Gives examples of organizations that have used the Team Management approach. VOLUME 24 NUMBER 1 1992 Margerison and McCann Discuss...