

Communication Written by David Askay Communication Process Flow of a Team's Communications Emotional Intelligence Facilitating Team Meetings Communication Skills for Team Meetings Leading Virtual Teams: Running Virtual Meetings to Ensure Everyone Is Following the Agenda and People Arrive at the Same Understanding Team Leader's Challenge 6 Survey: Team Emotional Intelligence Activity: Observing Communication Patterns in a Team PART III: ISSUES TEAMS FACE CHAPTER 7. Cooperation and Competition Teamwork as a Mixed-Motive Situation Why Are People in Teams Competitive? Problems With Competition Benefits of and Problems With Cooperation Application: Encouraging Cooperation Leading Virtual Teams: Building Trust and Social Relationships Team Leader's Challenge 5 Survey: Cooperative, Competitive, or Individualistic Orientation Activity: Understanding Competitive Versus Cooperative Goals CHAPTER 6. Understanding the Basic Team Processes Motivation Group Cohesion Team Roles Task and Social Behaviors Team Adaptation and Learning Leading Virtual Teams: Motivating Participation in Virtual Meetings Team Leader's Challenge 4 Activity: Observing Task and Social Behaviors CHAPTER 5. Team Beginnings Stages of Teamwork Group Socialization Team Goals Team Norms Application: Jump-Starting Project Teams Leading Virtual Teams: Starting a Virtual Team Team Leader's Challenge 3 Activity: Observing Team Norms Activity: Developing a Team Contract CHAPTER 4. Defining Team Success Nature of Team Success Conditions for Team Success Characteristics of Successful Teams Positive Psychology View of Team Success Using Teams in the Workplace Team Leader's Challenge 2 Activity: Understanding Team Success PART II: PROCESSES OF TEAMWORK Chapter 3.

Understanding Teams Defining Groups and Teams Purposes and Types of Teams Why Organizations Use Teams History of Teams and Group Dynamics Leading Virtual Teams: Virtual Meetings and Virtual Collaboration-Selecting Technologies to Use for Your Team Team Leader's Challenge 1 Survey: Attitudes Toward Teamwork Activity: Working in Teams CHAPTER 2. Introduction PART I: CHARACTERISTICS OF TEAMS CHAPTER 1.
