A handbook on transformational teamwork putting the work in teamwork to work - Cole, Larry (TeamMax, 2010)
Simply stated, the financial success of your company is dependent upon your people working together! With that being the case, one would think that every manager's mantra would be to help other people and departments be successful. Sadly, that is not the case and inefficient teamwork is costing your company money every day. Supervisors can't force teamwork. Employees have freedom of choice and can, therefore, decide to help others be successful or not. Supervisors, though, are not victims of their employees' freedom of choice. Research has documented that production, quality, and safety improve when employees know the company's vision and supervisors exhibit a positive attitude while caring about their employees as individuals and challenging the status quo. This book provides the essential behavioral blueprints for supervisors to make it easy for employees to decide to implement transformational teamwork