Changing the Way We Work

✍ Scribed by R. Meredith Belbin (Auth.)

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Meredith Belbin's latest work draws on recent research into the nature of work itself. By understanding work, managers can allocate tasks more effectively.

Abstract: Meredith Belbin's latest work draws on recent research into the nature of work itself. By understanding work, managers can allocate tasks more effectively

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Copyright, Page iv
Colour plates, Page vii
Preface, Pages ix-xi
The colours of Work Roles, Pages xiii-xiv
Chapter 1 - Orders and disorders, Pages 1-7
Chapter 2 - The true nature of a modern job, Pages 8-15
Chapter 3 - Reclassifying work: tasks versus responsibilities, Pages 16-18,cp1-cp4,19-24
Chapter 4 - ‘So what's the job?’, Pages 25-33
Chapter 5 - Overcoming initial problems, Pages 34-39
Chapter 6 - Job casting and job briefing, Pages 40-47
Chapter 7 - Improving communications, Pages 48-50,cp1-cp4,51-56
Chapter 8 - Quantifying the way we work, Pages 57-62
Chapter 9 - Managing the feedback, Pages 63-68
Chapter 10 - Creating a new culture, Pages 69-75
Chapter 11 - Fostering team empowerment, Pages 76-80
Chapter 12 - From competence to excellence, Pages 81-87
Chapter 13 - Team roles and colour codes, Pages 88-93
Chapter 14 - Managers and leaders revisited, Pages 94-101
Chapter 15 - A way forward, Pages 102-107
Appendix 1 - A glossary of terms, Pages 108-109
Appendix 2 - Workset - audit of existing practices in job setting, Pages 110-112
Index, Pages 113-115