Purpose – To explore the relationships between emotions and overall team processes and task performance. Design/methodology/approach – The work begins with a literature review of the major studies performed on emotions and their affects on teams. This study then specifically surveys a group...

In this study, the importance of a climate of trust in promoting teamwork is presented, and the findings of an empirical study of 50 work‐based teams are discussed. According to these findings, teams which show high levels of trust (both cognitive and affective dimensions of trust) perform...

Abstract – This article describes a four‐step process for guiding leaders and teams through an effective alignment process. Design/methodology/approach – This four‐step process is based on the author's extensive experience helping companies achieve better alignment with the needs and...

Purpose – The paper seeks to discuss virtual working, technology utilisation and how technology can be used to enhance human interaction rather than replace it. It is often the fabric of virtual human relationships that remains sadly neglected. This viewpoint paper aims to stimulate a more...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the extent to which Belbin's team role theories are relevant and can be used to predict performance in the context of the Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) responsible for acquisition within the Ministry of Defence (MoD)....

There is a constant evaluation of managerial techniques ranging from the military leadership style to self‐motivated self‐management. Team management has gone from an American concept, to a Japanese enhanced technique back to a US management and leadership tool. It can be useful for both...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply interpretive structural modelling in the clarification of the perceptions of different individuals in a managerial group in order to improve group decision making. To limit conflict and increase shared knowledge in group decision making, there is...

Presents an interview with Bob Stewart, an independent consultant specializing in courses and lectures on leadership, motivation, ethics, crisis management, negotiation, planning and tactics. Drawing on his military experience, covers such areas as the most significant attributes of an effective...

The writings of Niccolò Machiavelli continue to resonate with today's business leaders. Current management literature still focuses on tactics to increase power as a means to ensure a leadership position. This attention to individual accomplishment and the building of power runs counter to what...