See more of this title: Teams Work: A No-Nonsense Approach for Achieving More Together

TeamsWork unpacks a matrix of practical tips and applications for today's leader. While examining business theories in the context of a nonprofit organization, readers will have the opportunity to put into practice teamwork techniques and tools.

We've all been there--a member of a team at work, at church, in professional organization, or in ministries. We've sat in meetings-where everyone was ready to leave before they ever began. We've had to cope with team leaders whom we perceived to be ineffective. We've left frustrated that our team had not achieved the stated goal. Or worse, we were the team leader and our ineffectiveness was evident by the lack of motivation and results. In essence, instead of being part of a team, we were simply part of a group. Churches and nonprofit organizations are filled with various groups that operate like teams. As a result, they have different team dynamics. In TeamsWork, experienced nonprofit team leader and trainer Joyce Mitchell introduces the principles of effective teamwork--when the planning and implementation are viewed as an act of stewardship of God's resources. TeamsWork unpacks a matrix of practical tips and applications for today's leader. While examining business theories in the context of a nonprofit organization, readers will have the opportunity to put into practice teamwork techniques and tools. Key lessons from various case studies examining team failures and successes are highlighted. In addition. TeamsWork also addresses practical ways for managing effective teams in the evolving multicultural and multigenerational landscape of today's workforce.