The seven deadly sins of teambuilding
J. Michael McDonald
(Professor of Management, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA)
J. Bernard Keys
(Callaway Professor of Business, both at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA)
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Abstract
Identifies seven major errors found frequently in teambuilding programmes. Each of the errors, all management failures, are illustrated by real life episodes. Guidelines are presented for overcoming each of these deadly sins: malselection, impatience, deception, aimlessness, powerlessness, inhibited communications, and competitive mania.
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Citation
McDonald, J.M. and Bernard Keys, J. (1996), "The seven deadly sins of teambuilding", Team Performance Management, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527599610114961
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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