- Books on Teamwork
“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni, Jossey Bass, 2002
This book explores the common challenges teams face and how to overcome them. Lencioni outlines five key dysfunctions that can derail teams, including lack of trust, fear of conflict, and absence of commitment. The book also offers practical advice for overcoming these barriers to create more cohesive, productive teams.
“The 5 Levels of Leadership” by John C. Maxwell; Centre Street, 2011
While not solely about teamwork, this book offers important insights into leadership within teams. It helps you understand how effective leadership can foster teamwork, build trust, and align team members toward common goals.
- Articles & Blogs on Teamwork
Harvard Business Review (HBR) – Articles on Teamwork
HBR regularly publishes articles on team dynamics, leadership, and collaboration. Topics range from **conflict resolution** in teams to how to align teams with organisational goals.
https://hbr.org/topic/subject/teams
“How to Build Better Teams” – TEDx Talk by Amy Edmondson
Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School, explores how teams can thrive by building psychological safety—where team members feel safe to take risks and express their ideas without fear of judgment.
https://youtu.be/LhoLuui9gX8?si=oRkXENRBVDCYij6d
- Tools for Team Collaboration
- Trello
Trello is a popular project management tool that helps teams stay organised, track progress, and assign tasks. It allows you to create boards for projects, list tasks, set deadlines, and collaborate with others in real-time.
- Slack
Slack is a team communication platform that helps foster “real-time communication” and collaboration across teams. It organises conversations into channels, integrates with other tools, and allows you to share files and updates easily.
- Miro
Miro is an online collaborative whiteboard tool that is useful for brainstorming, ideation, and visualising workflows. It’s especially effective for teams that need to collaborate remotely, providing tools for creating mind maps, wireframes, and brainstorming sessions.
- Team Building Activities and Exercises
Team Bonding – Team Building Activities
Team Bonding offers a wide variety of in-person and virtual team-building exercises, which help teams develop communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Activities range from **icebreakers** to complex problem-solving challenges.
Salto platform
Wide variety of activities for groups developed in EU projects. Created to help you find and share useful training Tools, the Toolbox for training is an online catalogue of activities.