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Who's Got the Ball? (and Other Nagging Questions About Team Life): A Player's Guide for Work Teams
ISBN: 978-0-7879-0057-1
Hardcover
187 pages
April 1995, Jossey-Bass
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Part One: Team Fundamentals.

Are You a Team.

What's Your Game?

What's Your Noble Purpose?

Are You Winning?

Human Doings Versus Human Beings.

It's Just a Stage.

What Does a High-Performing Team Look Like?

Your Team Is One Player in a Bigger Game.

All High-Performing Teams Have Ground Rules.

Part Two: Being a Valuable Team Member.

Who Is Responsible?

Every Player Contributes to the Process.

Summarizer, Orienter, Harmonizer, and Other Helpful Roles.

Recognize Your MVP.

Get New Players into the Game.

Take a Team Pulse.

Words Don't Always Mean What They Mean.

You Don't Have to Be Best Friends.

Part Three: Avoiding Common Team Problems.

About Conflict.

The Power of Constructive Negative Feedback.

When You Reach an Impasse, Talk About Needs.

Team Process Is Confidential.

What Builds or Destroys Trust?

Manage Your Differences.

Words Are Powerful.

Don't Take It Personally.

The Deadly Whack-A-Mo.

Don't Confuse Interruptions with Enthusiasm.

The Talk-A-Thon.

Off Course and Down the Road of Totem Poles.

"Hey, No Problem".

How the Great Elaborators Finally Got to the Point.

Team Burnout.

Simple but Powerful Team Ground Rules.

Part Four: Running an Effective Team Meeting.

Spending Time Together.

Agree on a Game Plan.

Everyone Must Respond Out Loud.

Call Your Own Time-Outs.

All Ideas Aren't Good Ideas But....

The Magic of Flip Charts.

Meeting Minutes Made Easy.

Part Five: Making Good Team Decisions and Putting Them into Play.

No Team Is Completely "Self-Directed".

What Decisions Is Your Team Empowered to Make?

Decide How You Will Decide.

Brainstorming: Use It at the Right Time.

Do Great Minds ally Think Alike?

Who's Got the Ball?

Part Six: Notes for Team Leaders.

Why Teams Get Stuck.

Every Team Needs a Leader with Clout.

Name That Decision.

Invest in Your Team's Self-Concept.

From Manager to Team Leader.

How Successful Team Leaders View Their Role.

How Winning Teams Describe Their Leaders.

A Letter From the Coach.