Description
A complete model to create and manage high-performance teams within any organisation or industry
Best Teams: Creating and maintaining high-performing teams presents a unique model to create high-performing teams. This model is centred around three deeply intertwined elements. Empowered people, where each team member has a strong work ethic, is given autonomy, has integrity and a growth mindset. Defined processes, which ensure that high-quality communication, goal setting, accountability, and recognition is consistently delivered throughout the organisation. Supportive cultures, which prioritise cultivating a culture of resilience, psychological safety, inclusion, and a One Team Ethos.
Working on these attributes individually and collectively will help create high-performing teams within your organisation.
After exploring the basics of the model and the underlying theory behind it, this book takes a deep dive into:
- Real-world examples of individuals and companies that have nailed each part of the model
- In-depth interviews with leaders from world-class organisations—including elite sports teams like Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™, global businesses, and pioneering startups
- Exercises and tools you can work on as an individual and collectively to develop tangible skills
- The real effects of high-performing teams: 21% more profitability, 17% higher productivity and a 41% decrease in absenteeism
Best Teams: Creating and maintaining high-performing teams is a thought-provoking and highly practical guide to success for team leaders and members in organisations of all sizes seeking to bring their best to work and help their teams achieve optimal productivity, profitability, and wellbeing. If you're building a team that wants to do more than just perform—if you want to thrive—this book is for you.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Foreword by Sandy Ogg xi
Introduction 1
1 What is a High-Performing Team? 5
2 The Best Teams Model 11
Part I Empowered People 21
3 How Work Ethic Impacts High-Performing Teams 25
4 How Autonomy Maintains a High-Performing Team 45
5 The Role of Integrity in Maintaining High-Performing Teams 65
6 How a Growth Mindset Maintains High-Performing Teams 83
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Part II Defined Processes 103
7 How Communication Impacts High-Performing Teams 107
8 How Accountability Drives High-Performing Teams 129
9 How Goal Setting Maintains High-Performing Teams 149
10 Why Recognition Maintains High-Performing Teams 167
Part III Supportive Culture 187
11 How Resilience Impacts High-Performing Teams 191
12 The Role of Psychological Safety in High-Performing Teams 209
13 The Impact of Inclusion on High-Performing Teams 229
14 How a One Team Ethos Maintains High Performance 247
15 The Ecosystem of High-Performing Teams 269
Notes 283
Appendix Assessment 287
About the Author 293
Index 295
