By Ann Andrews
In today’s business world, where resources are strained;, stress has become a way of life and every organisation is trying to do more with less on a daily basis. It is clear we cannot continue to work in the cumbersome, hierarchal, parent/child ways of the past. Many organisations have tried to hand over day-to-day decision making to employees; some have even experimented with self-managed teams. Unfortunately the results have been underwhelming at best, a nightmare at worst.
Is it possible to rid an organisation of whinging, wining and buck passing? Bitching, blaming and back stabbing? Mind games, politics and power plays? Absolutely!
Author biography Ann Andrews CSP, is an international speaker, human resources consultant, facilitator and author of two books on changing work processes and self managing teams. For more than 20 years Ann has dedicated herself to understanding the dynamics of teams. She has worked at a consultant to some of the largest organisations in NZ, showing them how to set up and manage high performing teams. This book takes the reader through the actual steps she uses to create high performing, highly focused, totally accountable, adult/adult teams.
Table of contents The best and worst of teams; Who the hell taught you do do that?; Don’t bury your head in the sand it will cut off your breathing; rething, review, re-invent, recreate; silk purses and sow’s ears require heavy stitching; There’s nowt so queer as folk; naming the games and other survival techniques; mind your business; Alcoholics have one so why shouldn’t you?; Live beyond the alligators; does and don’ts; Getting paid for sleeping on the job and other unusual success stories; the future is us.
ISBN: 978-0-95836756-2, paperback, 250 pages, 205x145mm
