Includes bibliographical references (p. 478-491) and indexes.

Contents: Your roles in groups and teams: Your groups and teams: communicating for success -- Your teamwork responsibility: sharing leadership -- Sharing leadership to create teamwork: The work in teamwork: planning the process -- The team in teamwork: bringing individuals together -- Sharing leadership through task processes: Task questions and resources: launching your inquiry -- Logical and critical thinking: analyzing team information -- Innovative and creative thinking: generating new ideas -- Problem analysis and decision making: following clear systems -- Sharing leadership through transactional process: Verbal and nonverbal communication: building transactional processes -- Listening and questioning: developing team dialogue -- Meeting challenges to leaders and leadership: Teams and designated leaders: achieving team visions -- Team pressures and conflicts: meeting the challenges -- Team problems and participation: managing the obstacles --