Teams That Win: A Playbook for Managers Learing to be Coaches

by Rick Adams

Teams That Win uses the sport of basketball as a model to describe a system and structure that enables empowerment, accountability, and teamwork in the business environment. It also addresses the crucial element of the The manager taking on the role of coach. This role differs significantly from the functions of the organizational manager in yesterday’s traditional hierarchy. But for the Teams That Win approach to be truly effective, the manager must learn and live these “manager as coach” behaviors. The concepts presented here are not new to management theory. What is new is the use of basketball as a model to make these concepts easier to see, understand, and implement.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2010