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4 Must-Read Books on Team Building By Michelle Thompson
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uilding a productive and efficient team is not an easy task. You can’t just throw a group of individuals together and expect them to get along immediately. You need to find a way to bring them together and turn them into a cohesive team.
“You can’t just throw a group of individuals together and expect them to get along immediately. You need to find a way to bring them together and turn them into a cohesive team.”
To use a football analogy, it’s like how a quarterback cannot win the game on his own no matter how skilled he is. Everyone on the team has a role to play. The same is true in the business world. No matter how skilled you are at your profession, or how hard you work, you still need a team behind you that understands your vision and your goals. So how can you motivate a group of people to work together effectively? The answer is team building. Team building is crucial for success in business. As Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” You
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need to find a way to get everyone on the same page so they can work efficiently as a unit, and they have to learn to rely on each other when times get tough. So I’ve rounded up four books that can help you harness the power of teamwork and avoid the pitfalls that may prevent your team from working cohesively.
1. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni Written as a fable about an executive’s struggle to create a cohesive team, The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team explores the things that can prevent people from working together and it outlines the keys to overcoming them. The five dysfunctions suggested in the title of the book are: 1) Absence of trust 2) Fear of conflict 3) Lack of commitment 4) Avoidance of accountability 5) Inattention to results
2. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork - John C. Maxwell In The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Maxwell shares the principles that can help us build and maintain a successful team. Each of the 17 chapters in the book represents a different law that the author thinks every leader should have in mind, and each one can help you enhance the overall success of your team. The laws that stood out for me are: 1) The Law of the Niche – This
