{"product_id":"human-factors-in-project-management-concepts-tools-and-techniques-for-inspiring-teamwork-and-motivation-hardback-9780787996291","title":"Human Factors in Project Management; Concepts, Tools, and Techniques for Inspiring Teamwork and Motivation (Hardback) 9780787996291","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuman Factors in Project Management\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConcepts, Tools, and Techniques for Inspiring Teamwork and Motivation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book will be a benchmark for those of us seriously striving to make the most of self-managed teams. Read this one with your notepad at hand.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Norm Szydlowski, president and CEO, Colonial Pipeline Company  \u003cp\u003e\"An essential business guide for those committed to improving teamwork. Dr. Wong evaluates management styles, leadership skills, and conflict resolution, emphasizing the critical importance of positive, mutually beneficial interactions among team members as they pursue a common goal.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Elizabeth M. Whelan, president, American Council on Science and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Practical, insightful, and enlightening—a great resource for how teams should work and what to do if they don't.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Carol J. Henry, vice president, Industry Performance Programs, American Chemistry Council\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a great synthesis of many useful concepts and a must-read for anyone from the first-line supervisor to a CEO.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jeet S. Bindra, president, Global Refining, Chevron\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The days of the true autocrat are behind us. Here's today's how-to guide about leading and inspiring a team that cares about effort—and results!\"\u003cbr\u003e —Stephen A. Lundin, president and CEO, Alta Bates Summit Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Instead of a complex psychological methodology, \u003ci\u003eHuman Factors in Project Management\u003c\/i\u003e is easy to follow with techniques that are instantly useful in furthering personal influence and improving project outcomes.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jim O'Donnell, vice president, MSI Learning; project management instructor, UC Berkeley Extension and San Francisco State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Human factors are too often overlooked as the 'soft skills' that are actually essential to develop and grow high-performance project teams—not anymore according to the words of wisdom espoused by Dr. Zachary Wong.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Ray Ju, vice president programs, PMI Diversity SIG; leadership architect, Get IT LLC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eZachary Wong (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787996291, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, Charts: 10 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 10 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Graphs: 5 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 18 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHuman Factors in Project Management,\u003c\/i\u003e author Zachary Wong—a noted trainer and acclaimed leader of more than 250 project teams—provides a summary of \"people-based\" management skills and techniques that can be applied when working in a team environment. This comprehensive resource brings together in one book new and current models in team motivation and integrates the most significant concepts in team motivation and behaviors into a single set of principles called \"Human Factors.\" Wong shows how these factors can be applied to the most challenging issues facing project managers today including  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMotivating a diverse workforce\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFacilitating team decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResolving interpersonal conflicts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging difficult people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrengthening team accountability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Emergence of Human Factors 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Human Factors and Team Dynamics in Project Management 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Key Elements of Team Performance: Content 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Key Elements of Team Performance: Process 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Key Elements of Team Performance: Behavior 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Secrets of Managing the Three Key Elements 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Key Stages of Team Development 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Moving the Team Forward: Facilitation Techniques 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine Personal Space 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Team Conflicts 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven How Conflicts Affect Personal Space 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve Expanding Your Space 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThirteen Managing Good and Bad Behaviors 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourteen Raising Your Game 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifteen Those Who Break Through Will Never Go Back 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSixteen Hearts and Minds of Human Factors 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeventeen Personal Leadership: Putting It All Together 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 345\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52512133644568,"sku":"9780787996291","price":51.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787996291_171961.jpg?v=1786614132","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/human-factors-in-project-management-concepts-tools-and-techniques-for-inspiring-teamwork-and-motivation-hardback-9780787996291","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}