Team Players and Teamwork: New Strategies for Developing Successful Collaboration

by Glenn M. Parker

Praise for Team Players and Teamwork

"In the new edition of Team Players and Teamwork Glenn Parker updates his landmark compendium on the essential effect of cross-functional teamwork to encompass the added complexities of globalization facing team leaders and team members in the twenty-first century. Anyone participating on or managing members of a cross-functional team will benefit from reading this essential guide to successful teamwork."
-Jeffrey W. Warmke, vice president, global project management and leadership, Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development

"Glenn Parker has the unique combination of sound thinking and clear writing. In his recent version of Team Players and Teamwork he succeeds in taking this combination of skills to a higher level."
-Sivasilam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, president, Workshops by Thiagi, Inc.

"Glenn's book is a must-read for team leaders and team members who are looking for a comprehensive set of tools and ideas to help teams perform more effectively. Glenn offers practical wisdom-based on years of first-hand experience-that is unparalleled in the field of team dynamics."
-Robert Hoffman, executive director, organization development and talent management, oncology business unit, Norvartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Genres: Business

256 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 1990

About the author

Glenn Parker is an internationally recognized workshop facilitator, organizational consultant, and conference speaker in the area of teamwork, collaboration, and team meetings. He is the author of sixteen books including the bestsellers Cross Functional Teams: Working with Allies, Enemies and other Strangers, and Team Players and Teamwork: New Strategies for Developing Successful Collaboration. Glenn’s widely-used instrument the Parker Team Player Survey has sold more than one million copies, and his seminal work on team-player styles was featured in a bestselling CRM video.

As a consultant for more than forty years, Glenn Parker has helped create high-performing teams at hundreds of organizations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philips-Van Heusen, Telcordia Technologies, BOC Gases, and the U. S. Coast Guard.

Glenn holds a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois and studied for the doctorate at Cornell University. Through his philanthropic endeavors, he has raised over $1.5 million for cancer research.

Reviews

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parker's work on teams while not widely read is spot on.

[Joe Bush · Rating 5 out of 5]

A different look at the types of people that make up teams. Interesting read.

[Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I worked in business at HP, I found this book extremely helpful in understanding the behavior of others on a team. It also gave me insight into my own teamwork behavior. Very useful for those who want to improve teams and/or cope with being on an ineffective team.