Summary

Praise for the previous edition:
"Recommended."—Library Media Connection

The ability to work well with others is an absolute necessity in most workplaces, and Teamwork Skills, Fifth Edition is a useful guide to developing these fundamental skills. Teams have become the basic unit of productivity in today's businesses. This new eBook helps students understand the need for teams and how to achieve and encourage healthy team dynamics. Topics covered include developing people skills, effectively setting goals and negotiating, appreciating diversity among team members, and resolving team conflict. Plus, readers will find true-or-false quizzes, exercises for honing teamwork skills, and tips for workplace success.

Chapters include:

• The Importance of Teamwork
• The Corporate Dream Team
• Become People Smart
• Understanding Team Culture
• World Cup Teams
• Working in a Virtual Team
• Team Conflicts and Other Concerns
• Combatting Sexual Harassment
• Team Goal Setting and Negotiating
• Avoiding Team-Killing Behaviors.

Specifications

eBook

About the Author(s)

Andrew Morkes is the founder and editorial director of College & Career Press in Chicago, Illinois. He has written about college-and career-related topics for more than 25 years. Andrew has written and edited many books for Ferguson’s including the Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance and many volumes in the Careers in Focus, Discovering Careers, Vault Career Guides, and Career Skills Library series. He is also the author of Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men: More Than 30 Great Jobs for Women and Men With Apprenticeships Through PhDs; Nature in Chicagoland: More Than 120 Fantastic Nature Destinations That You Must Visit; and They Teach That in College!?: A Resource Guide to More Than 100 Interesting College Majors, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by the library journal Voice of Youth Advocates. Andrew is the author and publisher of “The Morkes Report: College and Career Planning Trends” blog. Articles about his work have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Practical Homeschooling, and other publications. Andrew's poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.