Making Friends with the Women on Your Team | Thrive Ministry

Being on a team is like being born into a family. You don’t have a choice of who will be your friends on the team, just like you don’t have a choice of who will be your family members. A successful team is characterized by strong commitments to love one another. Therefore, it is important for women on a team to develop supportive and loving friendships.

In your home country, you are able to select friends from a large pool of women. If you can’t find friends in one group or in one church, it is relatively easy to find friends elsewhere. But, on a team, things are different. The women on your team may not share your interests. And it certainly won’t help the health of your team if you choose only a few women to be your friends and exclude others. You need to make it your goal to develop a good strong relationship with each woman, even if the relationships are different.

Core Characteristics of a Resilient Team

How Generational Differences Impact Organizations and Teams | Birkman

Baby Boomers think Generation Xers are too impatient and willing to throw out time-tested strategies, while Gen Xers may see Boomers as too political and being inflexible to change. Older generations may consider Millennials as too spoiled and self-absorbed, while Millennials see others as too set in their ways and out of touch. Left unaddressed, these generational stereotypes can hinder effectiveness. Just as effective use of gender and ethnic diversity initiatives can boost the productivity and effectiveness of an organization, preparing employees to appreciate generational differences can benefit workplace teams.

Healthy Teams Toolbox | Reach Global

Believing that there is strength in teams and in the voice of multiple leaders we are committed to a paradigm of team leadership under a gifted leader at each level of ReachGlobal ministry. We believe that ministry personnel are more productive when they are deployed in ministry teams and in community with one another. We desire to build strong teams with healthy relationships wherever we deploy personnel.

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High | Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler

Crucial Conversations is filled with practical advice you can start using today:

• Prepare for high-stakes conversations

• Make it safe to talk about almost anything

• Transform unpleasant emotions into powerful dialogue

• Be persuasive, not abrasive

Crucial Conversations gets you past the hard parts of dialogue and helps you achieve relationships that are real, productive, and that will enrich your life and career.

Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable | Patrick Lencioni

Throughout the story, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team. Just as with his other books, Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team leaders.

Teams in Mission: Are They Worth It? | David Sedlacek

Do teams work? What does it take to develop and maintain a healthy team? Is it worth the effort? Does a healthy team really produce better results than a dysfunctional team? Teamwork has been a popular concept in missions theory and practice for decades, but there is a persistent sense among missionaries that teams may be more work than they are worth. Working alongside others, especially those of different cultures, is no easy task. It takes time, effort, and energy to work in a team, and it doesn’t always produce the fruit we look for. READ MORE