The need for teams to work effectively together is critical to organisational success. If teams are not good enough, important projects inevitably fail. This toolkit is designed to address that need. It enables teams, and those who coach or facilitate teams, to develop quickly in response to the demands of the work they have to do. This toolkit provides a comprehensive range of tools and techniques that will facilitate effective team development throughout the team's life cycle, and addresses the complexities of team working in a clear and accessible way. It includes tools that focus on the specific challenges that face organisations today such as virtual teams, matrix organisations, multicultural teams, team mergers, team emotions, and sustaining high performance. Containing structured facilitator notes, this toolkit enables facilitators to select and apply the most relevant exercises quickly and confidently. A matrix of exercises at the start of the toolkit makes it easy to pick the most appropriate tools and techniques for the purpose, for the team's developmental stage, and for the facilitator's level of experience.Each tool described in the book is customisable, ensuring that the techniques chosen are precisely tailored to an organisation's exact needs.

Coaching is a tricky job; you could do with a coach yourself. In fact, you could do with four. Between them, the authors set out the skills and tools a successful coach needs. They start by showing the most important person in the relationship isn't them - it's the person being coached. It is their performance that matters. However, to get the best out of the people they are coaching, coaches need to be on top of their own game. This requires coaches to understand their own strengths and weaknesses and to develop certain skills and habits. Coaches also have to understand the differing ways and places where coaching can be offered. Hardingham and the team then set out the tools available to the coach, with solid practical, experience-based advice on how to use them. Whether you are an experienced coach or just starting out, a specialist consultant or a coaching manager, this book will help you become a better coach. Which will help the people you are coaching get better too.