ETM Podcast – Teams and Teamwork – Scott Tannenbaum

In this episode we interview world leading teamwork expert Dr Scott Tannenbaum, co-author of the journal article that formed the foundation for the Trauma Team and Resus Room Management model taught on the ETM Course, as well as the more recent book Teams That Work – The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness, which is the most comprehensive and practically useful resource for anyone who works in or with teams, and wants know what really makes teams work. Scott has spent decades researching, publishing and consulting on teams and teamwork across mulitple industries, and in this interview shares his deep insights and wisdom, with a focus on healthcare, Emergency Department and Trauma teams.


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Dr Scott Tannenbaum has a PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology with particular expertise in the areas of team effectiveness, learning, and change. He is president of the Group for Organizational Effectiveness, where he has supported more than 600 organizations globally, and his research has been cited more than 27,000 times, having advised, coached, and researched all types of teams, including corporate, medical, and military teams, as well as more “extreme” teams, such as smoke jumpers, deep sea dive teams, and aerospace crews. He is the preeminent world expert on teams and teamwork, and we are extremely privileged to have him share his expertise on the ETM podcast.

We highly recommend Teams That Work, and if your local book store can’t order it in for you, you can get it here:

teamsthatwork.com
The Nile Books (AU)
Booktopia (AU)
Oxford University Press
Amazon (AU)
Amazon
Audible (Audiobook)

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