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The Secret of Teams: What Great Teams Know and Do
Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific—teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing performance goals.
But what separates the teams that really deliver from the ones that simply spin their wheels? What is the secret of high-performanc...more
But what separates the teams that really deliver from the ones that simply spin their wheels? What is the secret of high-performanc...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
October 3rd 2011
by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
(first published September 9th 2011)
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The Secret of Teams
The secret to Mark Miller's book, "The Secret of Teams, " is what great teams, and of course, leaders do. How do you make the transition from knowing to doing? "The Secret of Teams" is here to help answer some of your questions. How do you take your group from doing ho-hum, "good enough for government" work to a unit willing to pursue the best in themselves and in each other?
Talent, skill and community, Miller tells us is what makes great teams great.
The focus first must be on...more
The secret to Mark Miller's book, "The Secret of Teams, " is what great teams, and of course, leaders do. How do you make the transition from knowing to doing? "The Secret of Teams" is here to help answer some of your questions. How do you take your group from doing ho-hum, "good enough for government" work to a unit willing to pursue the best in themselves and in each other?
Talent, skill and community, Miller tells us is what makes great teams great.
The focus first must be on...more
Good reminders:
Effective leaders bring and energetic mix of urgency and optimism.
The secret of teams, according to the authors, is threefold: 1) talent, 2) training and 3) teamwork.
Talent means selecting the right people. As Collins would say, "do what you have to do in order to get the right people on the bus and in the right seats."
Training means investing in those talented few so that they grow more effective and efficient, i.e. productive, over time.
Team building means focusing on the com...more
The Secret of Teams is an easy read, and marginally entertaining (as a fable), but not especially helpful. It's not that it is wrong...it isn't. But it is written at such an abstract and labeled level that it really doesn't serve to help someone interested in leading a team to higher performance. For those wanting an introduction to creating high performance teams, there are better books.
Not a huge fan of parable books, but as far as they go, this is pretty good. It serves as a solid introduction to team dynamics and success indicators. There are good team lessons and reminders to be had from it. Worth the investment & time to read, whether you're new to team thought, or as a good refresher to the practitioner.
Easy read that might serve as a good introduction to teamwork. However, seems overly simplistic and doesn't really break out of the box of being just another fable,
This book is written in a parable style and outlines the three important components of every great team.
I highly recommend this book for any leader who wants to be more effective in creating a high performing team, as it provides great direction and specific, helpful, action-oriented advice in a format that is easy to read and fun.
Read this title along with the others from Mark Miller, The Secret and Great Leaders Grow.
I highly recommend this book for any leader who wants to be more effective in creating a high performing team, as it provides great direction and specific, helpful, action-oriented advice in a format that is easy to read and fun.
Read this title along with the others from Mark Miller, The Secret and Great Leaders Grow.
Two stars, simply because I'm not a fan of the story-telling method for leadership books. On the upside, there are some helpful steps and ideas to take note of if you want to build a great team. Best point in the whole book - remember that your team is made up of real people with lives outside of work. treat people like people, and you will go far.
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