A practical guide for building and sustaining top performing teams based on the authors many years of consulting experience with teams in the public and private sectors creating effective teams a guide for members and leaders describes why teams are important how they function and what makes them productive susan a wheelan covers in depth the four stages of a team forming storming . Creating effective teams a guide for members and leaders by susan a wheelan 2014 11 10 books amazonca. A good short book on the stages of team development there is a lot of practical common sense advice it may not be enough information for someone looking to establish good team processes one of the main points of this book is regarding the importance of being a good team member this is often overlooked in books that emphasis leadership. Based on the authors many years of consulting experience with teams in the public and private sectors creating effective teams a guide for members and leaders describes why teams are important