Workplace teams are supposed to harness employees’ talents to tackle challenges. But the reality often falls short…Now imagine having a team where everyone steps up and performs all of the leadership tasks. Imagine a team that is constantly sharing knowledge and pushing the envelope – one that does long term planning and produces outstanding performance. A Team of Leaders shows readers how to design systems that nurture the leadership potential of every employee – the key to creating high-performance teams. The book’s proven principles and techniques include: The Five-Stage Team Development Model that maps the transition from traditional to self-directed teams; Best practices in team process design; a Team Value Creation Tool that allows members to appreciate the significance of what they contribute each day; Visual Management; and more. Filled with real-world examples, this fresh approach transforms passive groups of disparate people into effective teams of leaders – workplace teams that work!
Amazing guide to your career I’ve held many jobs to date. In most of them, I’ve been frustrated with the way my supervisors treated me and by my inability to influence key decisions or make changes that I (and in most cases my peers as well) thought were needed. After reading A Team of Leaders, I realize that my frustrations are not really created by my supervisors, bur by the system within which we all work.This book shows a new way to accomplish work that involves everyone, teaches us how to become leaders,…
This book breaks new ground in team development – A must read for managers and leaders I just finished A Team of Leaders. WOW! It left me smiling. I have studied and practiced Team Development as the leader of start ups as well as existing operations for 25 years. This book broke new ground for me by tying it all together. Thank You Paul and Stew.I like to see how it all fit together like weaving together a fabric. I have a particular bias for trying to see things in a holistic manner. This book was perfect for me.My fabric was indeed like a tattered…