Doing More with Teams
The New Way to Winning
Published on 2. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7570-0427-8 (ISBN)
Description
Since the “hunter-gatherer” days of old, human beings have instinctively worked in teams. But what have we really learned about what drives us to cooperate and collaborate with each other? Does all of the selfishness and scandal in business and government today suggest we have spilled the special sauce of teamwork?
Doing More With Teams explores the ways to encourage a new form of competition, so that organizations complete the challenges before them to drive growth and get results. It offers a new premise for the concept of teamwork and challenges the perception that individualism is the only way to wealth. Through real-life and historical examples of teams that have inspired awe, this book lays out a solid set of principles that work for all kinds of teams, including:
Doing More With Teams enlightens the world to a new, more ethical, and more collaborative way forward. It shows ushow best to tap into the magic of teamwork.
Doing More With Teams explores the ways to encourage a new form of competition, so that organizations complete the challenges before them to drive growth and get results. It offers a new premise for the concept of teamwork and challenges the perception that individualism is the only way to wealth. Through real-life and historical examples of teams that have inspired awe, this book lays out a solid set of principles that work for all kinds of teams, including:
- How aging teaches us the value of teams as a source of meaningfulness in life.
- How to establish clear principles that call for shared responsibility throughout an organization.
- How to avoid individual motivators that undermine the importance of teams.
- The costs of an excessive expectation of ceaseless victory.
- Why the best team captains are those who quickly and accurately assess teammembers’ capabilities—and determine how they affect the group.
Doing More With Teams enlightens the world to a new, more ethical, and more collaborative way forward. It shows ushow best to tap into the magic of teamwork.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Garden City Park, NY
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7570-0427-8 (9780757004278)
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Bruce Piasecki, PhD is the president and founder of AHC Group, Inc., a top management consulting firm specializing in energy, materials, and environmental corporate matters, whose clients include Suncor Energy, the Warren Buffett firm Shaw Industries, to Toyota, and other international companies. In addition to his bestseller Doing More with Less, Dr. Piasecki is the author of nine other books on business strategy, valuation, and corporate change, including the Nature Society’s book of the year, In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond Blame, as well as his recent bestseller Doing More With Less. Since 1981, he has advised companies on the critical areas of corporate governance, energy, environmental strategy, product innovation, and sustainability strategy. A highly sought after speaker and educator, Dr. Piasecki gives lectures, workshops, and seminars throughout North America and the world.
You can find this and all other of Dr. Piasecki's books at the following website:
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Bruce Piasecki, PhD is the president and founder of AHC Group, Inc., a top management consulting firm specializing in energy, materials, and environmental corporate matters, whose clients include Suncor Energy, the Warren Buffett firm Shaw Industries, to Toyota, and other international companies. In addition to his bestseller Doing More with Less, Dr. Piasecki is the author of nine other books on business strategy, valuation, and corporate change, including the Nature Society’s book of the year, In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond Blame, as well as his recent bestseller Doing More With Less. Since 1981, he has advised companies on the critical areas of corporate governance, energy, environmental strategy, product innovation, and sustainability strategy. A highly sought after speaker and educator, Dr. Piasecki gives lectures, workshops, and seminars throughout North America and the world.
You can find this and all other of Dr. Piasecki's books at the following website:
www.DoingMoreWithLessBook.com
See more at: http://www.brucepiasecki.com/bio#sthash.5cIlxUhQ.dpuf
And for more details about Dr. Piasecki, be sure either to CLICK HERE for his EverybodyWiki page or visit the URL below:
https://en.everybodywiki.com/Bruce_Piasecki