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Team Being is a book about creative collaboration-what it is, how it works and how to maximize chances of doing it well. The book is built upon years of experience working with thousands of nascent teams from education, business and government where participants were expected to generate results in formations from two to twenty-five people.
The book shares complex insights on collaboration combining direct observations of creative teams in action, extensive reviews of ground-breaking research in the field and insights from leaders of professional creative teams. Team Being goes beyond other teamwork books incorporating compelling insights and perspectives from psychodynamics, neuroscience and quantum physics, all of which help to illuminate the often-hidden forces at work in collaborative environments. The more aware leaders are of these forces, the more empowered they are to lead teams by influence rather than blind authority.
Learning how to work well with others is an inconvenience, not unlike what grammar is to writing. Teamwork is an essential skill for the 21st century work force, but there is currently no natural, convenient or effective place to learn it in most institutions of education.
List of contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: Singularity
A Hero's QuandaryThinking Inside the BoxPART TWO: Vulnerability
UncertaintyFearFailureAuthorityDifferencePART THREE: Conflict
RiskAbrasionPART FOUR: Interdependence
ChemistryCommitmentEmpathyTrustResilienceEPILOGUE: Team Being
NOTES
About the author
Gary Gemmill, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior at Syracuse University where he instructs, consults and does research on the psychodynamics of working together in collaborative creative teams. He also has a global consulting practice dealing with collaborative leadership and leadership development.Michael Schoonmaker, Ph.D is Professor and Chairman of the Television-Radio-Film Department at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. He is the author/co-author of the three previous books: Educating the Post-TV Generation; Unlocking the Moviemaking Mind; and Making Television Programs. His professional credits include managing roles in production with MTV and NBC.
Summary
This book is designed to help leaders better understand and effectively harness these forces in maximizing creative outcomes and overall success.
