NEW! Facilitating to Lead!: Leadership Strategies for a Networked World by Ingrid Bens - Traditionally, leaders have chaired meetings and exerted control over decision making; facilitators stay neutral to ensure that group members take the lead. With the dramatic changes taking place today, meeting facilitation is emerging as a central leadership function. Ingrid Bens book shows how. (2006)

GO TEAM! - by Ken Blanchard, Peter Grazier, and Alan Randolph
Take your team to the next level in 3 steps. Perfect for moving to high performance and self-directed teams. The book discusses greater information sharing, setting boundaries to give greater freedom to make decisions, and operating like a self-directed team. (2005)
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The Facilitator's Fieldbook (2nd Edition) - by Tom Justice and David W. Jamieson
Getting teams and groups to function productively is a challenge. For years The Facilitator's Fieldbook has been giving group leaders what they need to make everything run more smoothly. Now fully updated, the Second Edition is truly jam-packed with step-by-step procedures, checklists and guidelines, samples and templates, and more. Perfect for rookies and seasoned facilitators alike. (2006)

Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You - by Tom Kendrick
Project leaders these days supervise few if any of the people that they rely upon for project success. Getting projects off to a good start and then maintaining control of them is an enormous challenge for any project leader. This book is packed with guidance on how to control such projects. (2006)

Appreciative Team Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best of Your Team - by Whitney, Trosten-Bloom, Cherney, and Frey
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is growing as a positive approach to improving any group, team, department, or organization. This book takes this one step further by adapting it specifically to teams. (2004)

Tools for Team Leadership: Delivering the X-Factor in Team eXcellence - by Gregory E. Huszczo
Offers team leaders many creative strategies to help them improve their abilities. (2004)

The Breakthrough Team Player: Becoming the M.V.P. on Your Workplace Team - by Andrew J. DuBrin
This powerful career guide will help you thrive in today's team-based workplace. It shows you how to work effectively as a team member and how to shine as its key player. (1995)