Organizational work teams--like sports teams--require conditioning, motivation, and a cooperative spirit in order to accomplish their goals. Team Fitness provides a healthy dose of training techniques and approaches that any team, at any level, can use to grow stronger and more productive. This guide is ideal for anyone wanting to organize a work team or boost team performance.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Challenge
How to Use This Manual
Part 1 : The Fitness Model
1 : Fitness Area 1 : Customer Focus
2 : Fitness Area 2 : Direction
3 : Fitness Area 3 : Understanding
4 : Fitness Area 4 : Accountability
Part 2 : The Fitness Meter
1 : Characteristics of Effective Teams
2 : Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
3 : The Fitness Meter
4 : Fitness Meter Score Sheet
5 : Fitness Planning
Part 3 : The Exercises
1 : Fitness Area I : Customer Focus Exercises
2 : Fitness Area II : Direction Exercises
3 : Fitness Area III : Understanding Exercises
4 : Fitness Area IV : Accountability Exercises
Appendix A : Types of Teams
Appendix B : New Team Start-Up
Appendix C : How to Begin With an Existing Team
Appendix D : Teams and Time
Appendix E : Planning an Off-Site Team Fitness Session
Appendix F : Roles and Tasks of a Facilitator
Appendix G : Use of Flip Charts
Index