Books Related to TeamWorks Modules:
MORE ABOUT THE LENS OF TEAM LIFE:
Teamwork: How to Build Relationship by Gordon and Rosemary Jones (This is a wonderful beginning handbook about Team Life. Chapter 5 & 6 on Communication and Conflict and Ch.10 on Values are especially helpful. They include excellent exercises, assessments and team activities to use.)
Building Credible Multicultural Teams by Lianne Roembke (Based on her doctoral dissertation on multicultural mission teams, this book is filled with significant data, relevant insights and practical ways to help multicultural teams work well. Dr. Roembke's concern over the conflict she has seen dominate multicultural mission teams led her to combine the best cross-cultural communication theory to help bring resolution to such conflict.)
Harvard Business Review on Teams that Succeed 2004 (This invaluable collection of short articles explores teamwork from a variety of angles, including emotional intelligence, creativity, and decision making.)
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (The author gives a great analysis of what makes teams work effectively. He clarifies the problems of what keeps even the most talented teams from realizing their full potential and how to solve them.Best of all, he does this through his easy to read story telling of individuals on a team.)
MORE ABOUT THE LENS OF PERSONALITY:
What Type Am I? by Renee Baron (This family therapist explains the Myers-Briggs Type system in a way that is entertaining, using cartoons, and easy to absorb.)
Please Understand Me by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates (This book is a quick introduction to Myers-Briggs personality type by presenting the four easy-to-remember types. It then gives a detailed analysis of each type, with sections on mates, children and leaders. It's a guide to quit trying to change others but rather walk on the path of acceptance.)
Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, Work by Otto Kroeger and Janet M. Thuesen (This is another book to help you become more self-aware and other-aware. It adds insight into why others behave as they do and why you are the person you are; on the job, as a parent, in relationships and in your daily life.)
Life Types by Sandra Krebs Hirsh and Jean Kummerow (This book uses the Myers-Briggs Type system to help you understand yourself and make the most of who you are; to know your strengths, overcome your weaknesses and understand the people in your life better.)
Personality and Prayer by Ruth Fowke ("Pray as you can -- don't try to pray as you can't." These wise words form the basis of this book, which aims to set you free to express yourself in prayer, in the way that best suits your personalty and temperament. I wish I had discovered this years ago.)
MORE ABOUT THE LENS OF CULTURE:
A Beginners Guide to Crossing Cultures: making Friends in a multi-cultural world by Patty Lane (This book helps demonstrate God's heart for building bridges across cultures. It is filled with vivid stories of real life situations as Lane explains the many misunderstood aspects of culture, debunks stereotypes and suggests ways to resolve cross cultural conflicts.)
Foreign to Familiar by Sarah H. Lanier (This is a great beginning guide to understanding Hot and Cold Climate Cultures with great examples.)
Cross-Cultural Connections by Duane Elmer (This author's depth of experience helps teach us how to avoid pitfalls and cultural faux pas, as well as how to make the most of opportunities to build cross-cultural relationships.
Cultural Intelligence Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World by David A. Livermore (This book is the rock bottom foundational resource for anyone who desires to interact effectively across cultures. Reading this book will help you understand your own culture and the lens through which you see other cultures. This puts the words to what we experienced but didn't understand when we first moved thousands of miles into another culture.)
KnowledgeWorkx : This group offers intensive workshops on ICI, Inter-Cultural Intelligence. They definitely were a catalyst for what we do today.
MORE ABOUT THE LENS OF DEALING WITH CONFLICT:
Cross-Cultural Conflict by Duane Elmer (With a particular focus on Asian and Hispanic cultures, at home and around the world, and on African culture, the author walks us through various types of conflict and shows how they can be handled effectively and appropriately. His stories and examples are very helpful.)
Conflict Mediation Across Cultures by David Augsburger (This author challenges us to conflict transformation, NOT to conflict management or conflict resolution. An excellent example of this is the discussion of face-saving.)
Conflict in Relationships At Home, At Work, In Life by Sara Savage and Eolene Boyd-Macmillan (This book looks at the different factors that influence how we relate to other people. The authors, both psychologists, use years of research to explain these factors and how we can overcome them.)
The Peacemaker by Ken Sande ( John and Karen were trained by them to be 'Mediators' before moving to Nairobi, Kenya. They began using the Biblical principles stressed in the 4 'G's' ; Glorify God, Get the log out of your own eye, Go and show your brother or sister his or her fault, and Go and be reconciled as they worked with cross-cultural teams. They had to grapple with the material to modify for non-lawyer based cultures, but were always humbled by God's Spirit working toward forgiveness.)