Bruce Tuckman

For any course that covers study skills, study strategies, or college success strategies. Written and designed to enhance students’ independent learning and academic performance, this innovative hands-on text uses a consistent set of psychological principles as the basis for teaching students how to learn and motivate themselves. It features a highly user-friendly style and an open, nontraditional look and approach that lends itself easily to independent study. Read the rest of this entry »

Many business activities are built around teams and this approach has many advantages. Large projects or those which require diverse skill sets cannot be carried out by individuals. Team spirit can become an important motivating factor to drive a project or department forwards and shared responsibility achieves more effective work in a multi-skilled environment.

When a team is working at its peak it becomes a Gestalt, greater than the sum of its parts. In order to achieve this peak performance, careful attention must be paid to the structure of the group and to the process of individuals becoming part of that group.

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