Improving Work Groups: A Practical Manual for Team Building
Author: Dave Francis
Guidelines and 25 activites designed to build and maintain effective teams!
Aimed at any manager, consultant, or employee responsible for developing effective teams, Improving Work Groups offers a step-by-step system for initiating and evaluating team performance.
You'll discover:
You'll also get 25 activities that cover a wide range of issues concerning team building, such as: setting objectives, analyzing the leadership function, leadership style, team development stages, charting team success, and many more!
Based on the premise that few teams develop to their full effectivess without a good deal of nuturing, Improving Work Groups brings an element of open, systematic planning and review to the task of team development. Novice or seasoned veteran, you'll find it a valuable tool for developing teams that work together long into the future!
Table of Contents:
Introduction.Part One: The Team-Building Process.
Part Two: The Team-Review Survey.
Part Three: Team Development.
Part Four: Addressing Blockages.
Activities.
How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Your Life As a Nurse
Author: Kelli Dunham
Kelli Dunham has helped thousands learn How to Survive & Maybe Even Love Nursing School. Now she and fellow RN Staci Smith, a 20-year nursing veteran, share their knowledge along with that of hundreds of working RNs who love what they do.
How to Survive & Maybe Even Love Your Life as a Nurse is a light-hearted, fresh, and easy-to-read guide that takes you from graduation through your first nursing job and into a successful, fulfilling career. This life-saving book serves as your mentor and cheerleader, guiding and supporting you through the transition from student to confident professional. Loaded with practical advice and tools to reduce anxiety, this book will help you master the challenges of clinical practice:
- Your job search
- Considering career opportunities and comparing offers
- Workplace diversity
- Time management
- Managing your finances
- Handling difficult patients, supervisors, and situations
- Coping with stress
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: Mary Allen Carey, PhD(University of Oklahoma College of Nursing)
Description: This book evolved from the experiences of nurses who love their lives as nurses. Hundreds of nurses shared through listservs and personal networks. The authors enlisted the expertise of two contributors and several reviewers.
Purpose: The purpose is to assist readers with issues associated with graduation through the first nursing job and into a successful, fulfilling nursing career. The objectives of the book are worthy and are met by the authors.
Audience: The intended audience include novice RNs in need of a mentor and "cheerleader" who will guide and offer support through all phases of the transition from student to confident professional. The authors are credible authorities.
Features: The book's 11 chapters address such topics as: After Nursing School - Now What?; Job Search; Looking for Jobs in the Right Places; Considering Opportunities; First Month - Dive In the Water's Fine; Fostering Healthy Relationships; Diversity in Nursing; You're Not the Boss of Me; Legal and Ethical Issues; What is Stress: and Don't Forget About Your Future.
Assessment: This is a unique and worthwhile contribution to the literature on professional survival.
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