Managing Teams

DK Essential Managers

by Robert Heller

Learn all you need to know about successful team management from building up a team that functions effectively to achieving the desired results. Managing Teams not only shows you how to establish a productive environment and exploit group dynamics but also provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class team management skills that are the key to a productive and informed workplace. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Management, Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 1999

About the author

Robert Heller was a British management journalist, management consultant, author of a series of management books, and the founding editor of Management Today.

Reviews

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book on managing teams for knowledge workers, managers, executives, and entrepreneurs.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think there is a big difference between leading a group of paid staff and a group of volunteers. It is harder leading volunteers than leading employees. Apart from making this distinction, the author does a good job in addressing the kind of issues a team faces. There is much to commend this book with sections of understanding your team, setting up the team, improving team efficiency and working for the future. For me, the key learning points was understanding the difference between setting up a team and joining a team. He gives some helpful tips which might have been helpful if I had heard about them before. I also like his stress on working through issues: openly, honestly and collaboratively. Informative.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read MAY 2007

Good primar/refresher for managing teams.