Teaming Up for Excellence

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Summary: An excellent model for a team-based organization
Review: Teaming Up For Excellence answers all of the "how-to" questions of employee empowerment and converting an existing organization to a team-based system. The book is highly recommended reading for anyone charged with a management or supervisory responsibility for their business, corporation, or community organization.

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Summary: Improve company effectiveness through teams
Review: This book explains how implementing teams can dramatically improve an organization's effectiveness. The author's premise is that using teams to make decisions is far superior to doing it alone. In fact, Armstrong professes that teams are often the best way to improve an organization's performance. Why? Because of the interactive synergy that results from well­coordinated team efforts. This book is a comprehensive methodology of how to build a team­based organization. Armstrong uses a plan based on the Armstrong Model, a methodology that he has developed and found, from experience, to work." "Since team building can be difficult, this book helps by providing a systematic, step­by­step approach. The Armstrong Modell uses nine requirements and fifteen principles that the author claims must be met to convert to a team­based system. These requirements and principles are thoroughly explained with suggestions and examples to ease understanding. There are also four appendices that summarize the model, principles and methodology and provide a handy guide for team meeting planning and administration." "While no one has a corner on the only way to make teams work, Armstrong does have an organized approach and this book serves as an excellent primer. Most team builders will find it to be an excellent guide on how to make the most of a team­based decision and management operation.