We get it - you've been burned by team projects before. We Hate Team Projects! A Friendly, Useful Guide for College Student Teams provides practical advice and easy-to-use templates to help you avoid common team problems, do better work, have less stress, and have more fun.
This guidebook provides a quick review of key concepts of team dynamics, applying them to the specific situation of student project teams. It also contains examples, assessments, and templates students can use to manage their team dynamics. We Hate Team Projects is useful in multiple classes throughout academic programs. This book’s resources can be a great way to create consistency in how team projects are assigned, managed, and shaped within a program.
A Letter to Students
A Letter to Faculty
New in this Edition
INTRODUCTION: Team Development
Chapter 1- Getting to Know You: Forming
Chapter 2- The Big Decisions: Storming
Chapter 3- Getting on the Same Page: Norming
Chapter 4- Dividing Work and Keeping on Task: Performing Part 1
Chapter 5- Holding Each Other Accountable: Performing, Part 2
Chapter 6- Closing Your Project: Adjourning
Chapter 7- The Key Challenges for Various Types of Teams
Sources for Further Reference
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Scott
Behson
Scott J. Behson is a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he teaches a variety of organizational behavior and human resource management classes. Scott is also the founding director of FDU’s Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Leadership and a Silberman Global Faculty Fellow. Scott has won eight awards for his teaching, scholarship, and service to students. In addition to his many academic publications on how employers can better support employees with their work—life challenges, Scott also writes for business and popular press, including Harvard Business Review, Time, Fast Company, and the Wall Street Journal. He has also written three other books: The Whole-Person Workplace, The Working Dad’s Survival Guide, and Work-Family Ready. Scott has spoken at the White House, the United Nations, and many international conferences, and has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CBS, Bloomberg Radio, and Fox News. He also provides consulting and cor-porate speaking services on building more supportive workplaces. Scott earned a PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York and a BS from Cornell University. He lives in Nyack, NY with his wife, stage actress Amy Griffin, son, Nick, and beloved cats, Luke and Han.