The best way for a business to succeed is through its people. While there are gains to be had from streamlining processes, reducing costs or making a strategic change, the biggest potential for success comes through how humans collaborate. Specifically, the greatest gains are achieved through high performing teams, and teams of teams.
Containing more than 40 tools which can be used in a virtual or in-person coaching environment, Building Top-Performing Teams is a practical guide for leaders, HR professionals, coaches, team coaches and anyone with management responsibility. It covers how to motivate, develop, engage and reward a team of employees with different levels of experience and priorities to achieve outstanding business success.
Building Top-Performing Teams includes essential guidance, tools and techniques that show how to promote team ways of working rather than individual-focused processes. It also includes guidance on managing internal team conflict and ensuring that teams are purpose-driven and working towards a shared business goal. Each chapter includes diagnostic questions and reflective practice exercises to allow readers to identify how to apply each element of team development to their workforce. Supported by the authors' experience in organizations such as the BBC, John Lewis, KPMG, Britvic, the NHS and BMW this is essential reading for anyone needing to unlock the value of teams to achieve greater business performance.
Building Top-Performing Teams : A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organizational Success
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Table of Contents
Chapter - 01: Introduction - why the world needs top-performing teams and the argument for team coaching;
Chapter - 02: Beyond tools and techniques - why is a team coach’s ‘way of being’ so important?;
Chapter - 03: Team coaching frameworks, models and approaches - introducing the ‘Creating the Team Edge’ framework;
Chapter - 04: The purpose driven team - why does being purpose driven matter so much?;
Chapter - 05: Team identity - why is team identity so important?;
Chapter - 06: Team values and beliefs - why are team values and beliefs so important?;
Chapter - 07: Team awareness - why is it important to develop awareness both within and beyond a team?;
Chapter - 08: Team relatedness - why is building trust and connection so important?;
Chapter - 09: Team ways of working - how can teams keep reinventing how they work together?;
Chapter - 10: Team transformation - what do teams need to do to become transformational?;
Chapter - 11: Conclusion - what does the future require of team coaching?
Author Description
Lucy Widdowson MSc PCC is an accredited executive and team coach, Director of Performance Edge, and a lead tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School. During her 30 year corporate career she has worked as a HR Director and is a UK board member for team coaching for the ICF.
Paul J Barbour MSc is an executive and team coach, with 20 years prior experience leading businesses and teams in Kerry Group plc. A writer and speaker with strong interests in human collaboration and conflict resolution, he is also a lead tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School.