Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-294) and index.

The need for team leaders at all levels : helping teams help themselves -- Your natural leadership strengths : capitalizing on your knowledge, skills, and personal qualities -- Effective teambuilding : launching or growing your team -- Knowing why the team exists : leading the way to clear goals -- Communicate, communicate, communicate : sharing, listening, and providing feedback -- Problem solving and decision making : establishing defined procedures -- Resolving conflict : moving from playing the blame game to problem solving -- Motivation and coaching teams to success : reinforcing team-oriented behaviors -- The leader as ambassador of team-based change efforts : building diplomatic ties to the organization -- Monitoring and reviving teams : helping your team get unstuck -- Helping a whole team of leaders : Leading leadership teams -- Summary : the learning leader makes a difference : reviewing what you've learned.