Managing Teams For Dummies
by Marty Brounstein
Managing Teams For Dummies
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2002108098
ISBN: 0-7645-5408-5
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Dedication
To the first team that I was a part of, from a very young age. Over the years weve grown busy with our lives and families and moved miles apart so that we seldom all get together. Sadly weve lost our wonderful team leaders, Goldie and Cyril, to whom I dedicated my previous two books For Dummies. But despite the years and distance, my original team remains intact and in touch in fact, our chain letter has lived on for at least 25 years. I am eternally grateful to this original team my siblings. So with much love, I dedicate this book to my brother Rick and my sisters Sheri and Julie.
Authors Acknowledgments
I want to pass on my thanks to a few people who helped make this book become a reality. First, I want to thank Norm Crampton, my project editor, who provided seamless guidance and support in the writing of this book. Despite changes at the publishing company through the year, Norm was the constant and someone easy to work with. I want to acknowledge as well Tere Drenth. She provided great assistance to me in my first two projects For Dummies and taught me the style that made this book go smoothly.
I also want to thank Holly McGuire, the editor who has gotten to know me and my work, for providing my third opportunity to be an author in the For Dummies series. She signed me up for this book. Holly has moved on from Wiley, but I know her talents and down-to-earth style and care are greatly missed.
My appreciation also goes out to Carl Welte, a fellow management consultant and colleague. Carl once again played the role of technical reviewer for my book. His experience and expertise in my business make his involvement in this project a must. Thanks again for all your help.
About the Author
Marty Brounstein is the Principal of the Practical Solutions Group, a training and consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay area that specializes in management and organizational effectiveness. Martys consulting work includes one-on-one coaching with managers and executives, assistance to groups working to become productive teams, and guidance and direction for organizations establishing practices for high performance and employee retention. His training programs target management as well as employee-development issues including leadership, team development, customer service, and effective communications.
As a consultant, speaker, and trainer since 1991, Marty has served a wide variety of organizations from high tech to government, for-profit to not-for-profit. He has a bachelors degree in education and history and a masters degree in industrial relations. Prior to beginning his consulting career, he spent a couple of years as a human resources executive.
This is Martys fifth book and third For Dummies book. He is the author of Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies ; Communicating Effectively For Dummies ; and Handling the Difficult Employee: Solving Performance Problems . He is the coauthor of Effective Recruiting Strategies: A Marketing Approach.
To contact Marty regarding consulting, speaking, or training services, call 650-341-8001 or e-mail him at mabruns@earthlink.net.
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