Everybody Paddles: A Leader's Blueprint for Creating a Unified Team

by Charles A. Archer

Everybody paddles at the same time, in the same direction, toward the same goal.

Drawing on his extensive background as a lawyer and the head of a large New York social service agency, management guru Charles A. Archer has created a completely fresh blueprint for building office teamwork and camaraderie. Used by companies in the United States and abroad, his comprehensive program, Everybody Paddles, is a management model focused on reaching strategic alignment and accelerating change through respect and collaboration.

The Everybody Paddles principles provide an outline for successfully building company consensus and developing effective behavioral dynamics within an organization. Additionally, the principles are important problem-solving tools that provide techniques for solving interpersonal issues within an organization and how to remedy nonproductive dysfunctional patterns.

You’ll learn how to put the right metrics in place, enabling teams to translate operational outcome into business solutions. Each foundation builder outlined in the book—partnerships, associations, collaborations, and teamwork—teaches facilitation skills aimed at helping you increase values, services, experience, engagement, and feedback. Whether the CEO of as global company or the head of a nonprofit, Everybody Paddles provides the insight and guidelines leaders need to unify their team.

Genres: Leadership, Business

172 pages, Hardcover

First published February 5, 2013

Reviews

[Brian Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't really connect with me

I agree with the premise, but the authors background, experience, and anecdotes did not really work for me. If I was in non-profits or government sector I suspect it would be different

[Cody Faldyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

In his book Archer provides a leadership roadmap with problem-solving tools that are designed to remedy the consequences and issues that come with dysfunctional organizations. The goal of the book is to help you develop an organization based on camaraderie, increase engagement between employees, and improve your facilitation skills as a manager. There are six chapters in the book and each can be read individually or collectively.

For your convenience, we had Charles Archer on our podcast, The Entrepreneurs Library, to give a deep dive on Everybody Paddles. With Charles' experience he gives amazing insight on how to turn any dysfunctional organization into an efficient collaboration machine. If you would like to get a more in-depth look from the author himself check out episode 203 on the EL website or you can find the show on iTunes.

[Kaite · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a free copy from the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway Program and think that it interesting. I would recommend it to everyone.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

[Nathan · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is nothing of merit in this book.