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Team Diagnostic Survey: Development of an Instrument
Ruth Wageman, J. Richard Hackman, and Erin Lehman
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, December 2005; vol. 41, 4: pp. 373-398.

For discussion:

Think of an experience that you have had on a team, and keeping that experience in mind, consider the Team Diagnostic Survey explored in this article. Is your team experience reflected in the model on which this survey is designed?

There’s a Science for That: Team Development Interventions in Organizations
Marissa L. Shuffler, Deborah DiazGranados, and Eduardo Salas
Current Directions in Psychological Science, December 2011; vol. 20, 6: pp. 365-372

For discussion:

What is the difference between team building and team training, according to this article? How might this distinction help organization development practitioners? What are the other implications of this article for the practice of OD?

Teams and Tasks: A Temporal Framework for the Effects of Interpersonal Interventions on Team Performance
John Bradley, Barbara Jo White, and Brian E. Mennecke
Small Group Research, June 2003; vol. 34, 3: pp. 353-387.

For discussion:

What is the relationship between individual and team interventions, according to this article? How should an OD practitioner work with team or individual interventions, taking the implications of this article into account?