Human Resources

Definition of the teamwork and group leadership competency

The teamwork and group leadership competency involves working effectively in groups and teams and creating positive stakeholder relationships that maximize individual, work-unit and organizational performance results.

Those competent in teamwork and group leadership lead and motivate customers, suppliers, subordinates, peers and superiors to work together to accomplish goals.

Books and manuals

Click on a title to get the book details, including description, from the Library's catalog system.

• It's Not About the Coffee by Howard Behar
• Launching a Leadership Revolution by Christopher Brady 
• A Passion to Lead by Jim Calhoun 
• Leaders at All Levels by Ram Charan 
• Successful Teamwork by Erik Chesla 
• Teambuilding that Gets Results by Linda Eve Diamond 
• Remarkable Leadership by Kevin Eikenberry 
• See Jane Lead by Lois P. Frankel 
• Leadership the Hard Way by Dov Frohman 
• True North by Bill George 
• Awakening the Entrepreneur Within by Michael E. Gerber 
• Becoming a Coaching Leader by Daniel Harkavy 
• Teach Your Team to Fish by Laurie Beth Jones 
• The Performance Factor by Pat MacMillian 
• How Toyota Became #1 by David Magee 
• Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell 
• The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C. Maxwell 
• The Breakthrough Company by Keith R. McFarland
• Team Players and Teamwork by Glenn M. Parker 
• The Daily Disciplines of Leadership by Douglas B. Reeves 
• The Culture of Collaboration by Evan Rosen 
• Lessons on Leadership by Jack Stahl 
• Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls by Noel M. Tichy 
• It's Okay to be the Boss by Bruce Tulgan  

Electronic journal and newspaper articles

All electronic journals and newspaper articles can be searched via the County Library's online database.

• Boule, M. (2008). Best practices for working in a virtual team environment. Library Technology Reports, 44.1: 28.
• Sangvai, D., Lyn, M., andMichener, L. (2008). Defining high-performance teams and physician leadership. Physician Executive, 34.2: 44.
• Ancona, D., and Caldwell, D. (2007). Improving the performance of new product teams: How a team manages, its boundaries can affect its performance and, in turn, the duration of the product development cycle. Research-Technology Management, 50.5: 37.
• Davis, A., and Blass, E. (2007). The future workplace: Views from the floor. Futures, 39.1: 38.
• Johnson, N., and Klee, T. (2007). Passive-aggressive behavior and leadership styles in organizations. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 14.2: 130.
• Johnston, M., Reed, K., Lawrence, K., and Onken, M. (2007). The link between communication and financial performance in simulated organizational teams. Journal of Managerial Issues, 19.4: 536.
• LaBrosse, M. (2007). Managing team fireworks. Training Media Review.
• Levoy, B. (2007). The power of celebration: You don't need a reason to brighten your team's day. Veterinary Economics, 48.10: 18.
• Vargas, P A, and Hanlon, J. (2007). Celebrating a profession: The servant leadership perspective. Journal of Research Administration, 38.1: 45.
• Baker, D P, Day, R., and Salas, E. (2006). Teamwork as an essential component of high-reliability organizations. Health Services Research, 41.4: S1576.
• Douglas, C., Martin, J S, and Krapels, R H (2006). Communication in the transition to self-directed work teams. The Journal of Business Communication, 43.4: 295.
• Arthur, W J, Edwards, B D, Bell, S T, Villado, A J, and Bennett, W J (2005). Team task analysis: Identifying tasks and jobs that are team based. Human Factors, 47. 3: 654.
• Preston, P. (2005). Teams as the key to organizational communication. Journal of Healthcare Management, 50.1: 16.
• Page, D., & Donelan, J G (2003). Team-building tools for students. Journal of Education for Business, 78.3: 125.
• Avery, C M (2002). Individual-based teamwork. Teamwork isn't just a group process. This time, it's personal. T&D, 56.1: 47.
• Vik, G N (2001). Doing more to teach teamwork than telling students to sink or swim. Business Communication Quarterly, 64.4: 112.