The Rowers’ Code: A Business Parable of How to Pull Together as a Team – and Win! by Marilyn Krichko with Jane Rollinson I’ve got to be honest here in saying that I struggled a bit when I first heard about a book that shared a rowing metaphor to present a simple actionable set of…
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni As long as I can remember, business leaders have traditionally borrowed from successful sports strategies to run their companies. Many players and coaches, from a variety of popular sports, have written books that ended up in corporate libraries. However, the proverbial “tables” have…
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants by John C. Maxwell He’s b-a-c-k-k-k-k-k! If Maxwell wrote it—you should read it! He’s that darn good! Known as America’s expert on leadership, John C. Maxwell is founder of The INJOY Group, an organization dedicated to helping people maximize…
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team by John C. Maxwell Known as America’s expert on leadership, John C. Maxwell has authored more than 25 books including bestsellers The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, Failing Forward, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Those…
High Five! The Magic of Working Together by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles My favorite quote comes from Jack Welch, considered by many experts to be the 20th Century’s greatest corporate leader. He said, “People always over-estimate how complex business is. This isn’t rocket science!” Apparently he hit the nail right on the head. Here…
Everyone a Leader: A Grassroots Model for the New Workplace by Horst Bergmann, Kathleen Hurson, and Darlene Russ-Eft For years now, AchieveMax® consultants, trainers, and speakers have promoted the idea that true leaders can and do emerge from every level of the organization. We have witnessed organizations that believe, promote, and benefit from this approach, and we…
The Project 50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Every “Task” into a Project That Matters! by Tom Peters The White Collar Revolution is upon us, and 90% of jobs are in danger of major reconfiguration—or extinction. This ground-breaking new series, Tom Peters Trilogy: The Reinventing Work Series, aims at nothing less than a total re-invention…