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Why is Teamwork Important?
Why is teamwork important? Well it's one thing to create a team, but quite another to create teamwork. Just as it's one thing to join a team, but quite another to perform as a team member. To put it simply, teams don't work without teamwork.
Teamwork Theory: Tuckman's Stages of Group Development
Probably the most famous teamwork theory is Bruce Tuckman's 'team stages model'. Tuckman's model is widely used as a basis for effective team building and leadership. He suggests that teams grow through clearly defined stages, from their creation as groups of individuals, to cohesive, task-focused teams.
Rational Decision Making Model
A rational decision making model provides a structured and sequenced approach to decision making. Using such an approach can help to ensure discipline and consistency is built into your decision making process.
Motivational Stories
Motivational stories have the power to go where no business plan has ever been! In business, as in life, stories can captivate the heart, stir the imagination and create the desire to act.
- The Manager Blog - What's New on the Happy Manager
The Manager Blog tells you what's new on The-Happy-Manager.com. Here you'll find links to our new or updated pages, and to other sources of information. Ideas and discussion for those who are arguably best placed to make the workplace a happy place - managers!
Leadership Stories
Can leadership be learned? We think so and reading our growing collection of leadership stories is an excellent way to illustrate this. They help bring different perspectives to the meaning of leadership.
7 Steps in Decision Making
These 7 steps in decision making will give you the essential elements of a structured process model. From issue identification to action, evaluation and learning. Improve your decision making ... in just a minute!
Seven Step Problem Solving Process
Here's a seven step problem solving technique, full of tips to help you arrive at the best solutions to your problems. In this article you'll find several of our other problem solving tools and management tips, brought together to provide a complete problem solving process.
Types of Decision Making
Are different types of decision making needed for different types of decisions? We think so. Improve your decision making by considering important variables such as level, style and process.
Define Teamwork
If you were asked to define teamwork what would you say and where would you start? In this article we will look at some of the common understandings of teamwork, but we will also stress that teamwork is something perhaps best defined for yourself with your team and in your organization.
Decision Making Styles
It's important to be aware of the various decision making styles if we are to become effective decision makers. Understand how to vary your decision making styles, dependent on specfic situations and a range of factors relating to that situation.
Problem Solving Exercises
This page contains links to our articles and resources containing problem solving exercises. It includes a wide range of tips and tools and at its heart is our seven step problem solving process. This is the best starting place, providing an overview of our problem solving techniques and a structured process for you to follow.
Workplace Motivation
Workplace motivation is one of the most important aspects of good management. It may be a complex, frustrating issue, but unless it is understood, and managed effectively, few organizations will flourish.
Motivational Quotes
Looking for inspiration, or simply trying to think differently about something? A quotation can draw attention, bring focus, add humour, and provide insight. Sometimes it can provide just the lift that's needed.
Free Problem Solving Tools
Download these free problem solving tools, all available in pdf format. Then pass them on to your friends or colleagues. Better still, use them to help with your staff development or training sessions.
Happy Quotes: because you might as well be happy!
Discover a selection of happy quotes from the challenging: "what makes you come alive", to the provocative: "nobody really cares if you're miserable so you might as well be happy!"
Value of a Good Manager? People leave managers, not companies?
Whilst there may be many things we dislike about our jobs, the relationship between managers and employees is arguably the most critical. Employees who are well managed can forgive many of an organization's shortcomings. When people are badly managed, there can be unhappiness, reduced efficiency and high staff turnover. When we resign, we often leave poor managers, not the organization.
Definition of Decision Making
We think having a clear definition of decision making can help you make better decisions. Our definition incorporates 4 elements which can help with all types of decision making...
Manage Your Boss - 8 Ways to Manage Up
Managing those we work with can at times be hard enough, but how do you manage your boss? Here we suggest 8 ways to 'manage up'.
Peter Drucker Quotes: Wisdom from the Giant of Giants
Perhaps you’re looking for motivational quotes on management wisdom and insights? Where better to look than here. Drucker influenced management thinking like few others. The Happy Manager frequently draws on the wisdom and insights that Drucker's writing brought to management theory.
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