Team Building

Book Chapter (Handbook of Management Consulting Services, 2nd Ed.)

Obtain this book

Beiles, Brian, 1995, Team Building Chapter 26 in Barcus, Sam W., III, and Joseph W. Wilkinson, eds., 1995, Handbook of Management Consulting Services, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill Trade, New York, NY, 768 pages.

Chapter was 20 pages long; p. 556-575. Authorship was listed as by The Cadence Group of Toronto, ON [not extant].

This chapter is based on Elliott's concepts on the requisite conditions a team must have to be effective, whether an intact team or a project team.

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design