Staff teambuilding: from theory to technique.

Correctional environments are increasingly turning to team projects to address the strategic issues of the agency and to develop staff in areas of interdependence and leadership. Team structures are no longer made up of primarily homogeneous groups of uniformed officers, but also of citizens, public officials, nonuniformed staff, private contractors and volunteers. Teams in the correctional work environment are being called upon to manage challenging projects, bridge relations among diverse participants (both in the institution and community) and to generate innovative solutions and action plans toward strategic agendas. In theory, teams can accomplish much, but what about those situations where a team becomes fragmented, unproductive or never truly forms as a team at all? Th...

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