Why groups? -- Effective organizational support for teams -- From groups to teams : the stages of group development -- How do high performance teams function? -- Effective team members -- Effective team leadership -- Navigating stage 1 -- Surviving stage 2 -- Reorganizing at stage 3 --...

"Based on the authors' many years of consulting experience with teams in the public and private sectors, Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders describes why teams are important, how they function, and what makes them successful. The texts covers the four stages of team...

"Research on work groups and on methods for team development keeps giving us broader and deeper knowledge. Susan Wheelan wrote the first five editions of Creating EffectiveTeams to keep up to date with new information, such as new research findings and changes in the organization of work that...