Books

  The Team Building Tool Kit: Tips, Tactics, and Rules for Effective Workplace Teams.   Deborah Harrington-Mackin.  Amacom, 1994.

  Empowered Teams: Creating self directed work groups that improve quality, productivity and participation.  Richard S. Wellins, William C. Byham, Jeanne M. Wilson.   Jossey-Bass Publishers.  1991.

  Teaming Up: Making the transition to a self-directed team-based organization.   Darrel Ray, Howard Bronstein.  McGraw Hill.  1995.

  Team Players and Teamwork.  Glen M. Parker.  Jossey-Bass.  1990.

  Leading Teams: Mastering the new role.  John H. Zenger, Ed Musselwhite, Kathleen Hurson, Craig Perrin.  Irwin.  1994.

  Inside Teams: How 20 world-class organizations are winning through teamwork.   Richard S. Wellins, William C. Byham, George R. Dixon.  Jossey-Bass.   1994.

  Self-Directed Work Teams: A new American challenge.  Jack D. Orsburn, Linda Moran, Ed Musselwhite, John H. Zenger.  Irwin.  1990.

  Leading Self-Directed Work Teams: A guide to developing new team leadership skills.  Kimball Fisher, McGraw Hill.  1993.

Articles/Chapters

  Building an Effective Workforce.  A chapter in "Facilities Management: A Manual for Plant Administration."  A.L. Zimmerman, Ph.D., John De Souza, APPA, The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers.  1997.

Web Sites

  University of Michigan Housing Facilities.   
This Interax client has achieved significant advantages through their innovative use of participative management and various forms if governance.  They have been very generous in producing and sharing a document explaining their beliefs, methods and approaches.

U. of Michigan Housing Facilities Web Page

Council Handbook (Adobe Acrobat Format)