Introduction Team Culture and Mission Ownership, Goal Setting, and Planning Team Performance Indicators Interdependence of Teams Decision Making and Team Dynamics Understanding and Being Understood Within a Team Culture Resolving Conflicts Within Teams and Between Teams Running Effective Team Meetings Maintaining the Teams Process Improvement and Teams In Search of the Root Cause Cross-Functional Teams Continuous Learning in a Team Environment Creating Team Leaders Strategic Planning in a Team Environment Managing Compliance Issues with Teams Creativity and Teams Evaluating Team Effectiveness Bibliography Index