Introduction.

The Authors.

Part One: The Four Cs of Team Development.

1 The Search for the High-Performing Team.

2 Context: Laying the Foundation for Team Success.

3 Composition: Getting the Right People on the Bus.

4 Competencies: Developing Team Skills for High Performance.

5 Change: Devising More Effective Ways of Working Together.

6 Bringing the Four Cs Together: Designing a Team-Building Program.

Part Two: Solving Specific Problems Through Team Building.

7 Managing Conflict in the Team.

8 Overcoming Unhealthy Agreement.

9 Reducing Conflict Between Teams.

Part Three: Team Building in Different Kinds of Teams.

10 Managing the Temporary Team.

11 High-Performing Virtual Teams.

12 Managing Interorganizational (Alliance) Teams.

Part Four: The Challenge of Team Building for the Future.

13 Challenges for Building Effective Teams.

Notes.

Index.