Group Effectiveness
Porath, Christine. Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business. (15:24 Ted talk). Talk about how incivility impacts the workplace that impacts individuals and the business/organization and how "little acts of respect can boost your professional success - and your company's bottom line."
Wilkinson, Michael. The Secrets to Masterful Meetings: Ignite a Meetings Revolution. Atlanta, GA: Leadership Strategies Pub, 2005. [KULibStaffODBktruck]
Grady, David. How to save the world (or at least yourself) from bad meetings. (6:40 Ted talk with over 2 million views). A short, funny video that helps highlight a number of reasons why bad meetings waste time.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_grady_how_to_save_the_world_or_at_least_yourself_from_bad_meetings
Crucial Conversations by ISBN: 0071401946Publication Date: 2002-06-18[KULibStaffODBktruck]
Ward, Marguerite. Top CEO coach and former Google exec says this is the No. 1 trait great bosses share. (March 21, 2017)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/21/former-google-exec-shares-the-no-1-trait-great-bosses-share.html
Quiet by ISBN: 0307352153Publication Date: 2013-01-29The definitive book on understanding some aspects of introversion and what we all can do to hear their voices. [KULibStaffODBktruck]
Cain, Susan. The power of introverts. (18:46 Ted Talk with over 19 million views)
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
Franz, Timothy M. Group Dynamics and Team Interventions: Understanding and Improving Team Performance. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. [KULibStaffODBktruck]
Wakeman, Cy. The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills your Chances, and will make you happier. John Wiley & Sons, 2013. [KULibStaffODBktruck]
Bariso, Justin. Google Spent Years Studying Effective Teams. This Single Quality Contributed Most to Their Success. Inc. 1/17/18 blog post. Mr. Bariso notes - "What matters isn't so much who's on your team, but rather how the team works together."
Simon Sinek speaking on Millennials in the workplace. (16:29 video, with almost 10 million views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ev7GXzFTPg
Buckley, Jared. Why Simon Sinek's Video on Millennials Was Wrong. 1/20/17 blog. Mr. Sinek provides some interesting points to consider but Mr. Buckley respectfully disagrees, providing suggestions on what to do. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jared-buckley/why-simon-sineks-video-on_b_14008492.html