We're All in This Together
Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging
Published on 22. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-4019-6527-3 (ISBN)
Description
Build trust and achieve high performance in your business by redefining team culture.
Have you ever been on a team where the talent was strong, but the team wasn't very good? On the flip side, have you ever been on a team where not every single member was a rock star, but something about the team just worked?
In this book, corporate consultant Mike Robbins dives deep into the ways great businesses build trust, collaborate, and operate at their peak level. As an expert in teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence, Mike draws on more than 20 years of experience working with top companies like Google and Microsoft, as well as his baseball career with the Kansas City Royals. And, while each team and organization have their own unique challenges, goals, and dynamics, there are some universal qualities that allow teams to truly come together and thrive.
The book's core principles include facilitating an environment of psychological safety, fostering inclusion and belonging, addressing and navigating conflict, and maintaining a healthy balance of high expectations and empathy. Throughout, Mike shares powerful exercises and tools he's successfully utilized in the keynote speeches, group sessions, and corporate retreats that he delivers, so that you and your team can communicate more authentically, give and receive feedback with skill, and create deeper connections.
"Mike Robbins shares tangible techniques that leaders and teams can use to excel, backs up his ideas with important research, and provides a road map for creating a team environment of personal connection and optimal performance."
- Tom Rath, New York Times best-selling co-author of How Full is Your Bucket?
Have you ever been on a team where the talent was strong, but the team wasn't very good? On the flip side, have you ever been on a team where not every single member was a rock star, but something about the team just worked?
In this book, corporate consultant Mike Robbins dives deep into the ways great businesses build trust, collaborate, and operate at their peak level. As an expert in teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence, Mike draws on more than 20 years of experience working with top companies like Google and Microsoft, as well as his baseball career with the Kansas City Royals. And, while each team and organization have their own unique challenges, goals, and dynamics, there are some universal qualities that allow teams to truly come together and thrive.
The book's core principles include facilitating an environment of psychological safety, fostering inclusion and belonging, addressing and navigating conflict, and maintaining a healthy balance of high expectations and empathy. Throughout, Mike shares powerful exercises and tools he's successfully utilized in the keynote speeches, group sessions, and corporate retreats that he delivers, so that you and your team can communicate more authentically, give and receive feedback with skill, and create deeper connections.
"Mike Robbins shares tangible techniques that leaders and teams can use to excel, backs up his ideas with important research, and provides a road map for creating a team environment of personal connection and optimal performance."
- Tom Rath, New York Times best-selling co-author of How Full is Your Bucket?
Reviews / Votes
"Creating a healthy team and a strong culture are essential competitive advantages in today's business world. Mike Robbins shares tangible techniques that leaders and teams can use to excel, backs up his ideas with important research, and provides a road map for creating a team environmentof personal connection and optimal performance."
- Tom Rath, New York Times best-selling co-author of How Full is Your Bucket?
"Great teams embrace conflict and inclusion. What a powerful paradox.
I love this book as an inspiration every day to self-reflect on our culture. It's not a coincidence that the rallying cry for our customers is 'All Together Now,' as we try to integrate siloed IT teams with our products. Teamwork is compelling business."
- Dheeraj Pandey, CEO of DevRev and Co-Founder of Nutanix
"Building and sustaining a team that loves working together takes courage, commitment, and a willingness to be radically candid. The tools Mike Robbins offers in We're All in This Together give you and your team the skills
you need to love your work-and working together."
- Kim Scott, New York Times best-selling author of Radical Candor
"Mike Robbins has been a great partner for me and our team at Deltek. The important ideas he shares in We're All in This Together have had a positive impact on our team, our customers, and our culture."
- Mike Corkery, President and CEO of Deltek
"I've been friends with Mike Robbins since we were teammates at Stanford. Whether it's in baseball, business, or life, he knows what it means to be a true champion. We're All in This Together is a book that will help you and your team come together and perform at the highest level."
- Brodie Van Wagenen, COO and Head of Strategy and Business Development at Roc Nation Sports
"The powerful ideas that Mike Robbins shares in We're All in This Together have inspired me and my team at the NBA. This book can help unlock the greatness in your team by teaching you specific tools for authentic connection, giving and receiving essential feedback, and challenging each other in a
way that brings out the best in everyone."
- Amy Brooks, President, Team Marketing and Business Operations and Chief Innovation Officer of the NBA
"Great leaders, teams, and organizations know that culture is a fundamental competitive advantage. In We're All in This Together, Mike Robbins gives you and your team ways to build trust and an authentic sense of belonging."
- Chip Conley, author of Wisdom@Work and Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership at Airbnb
"Working with Mike Robbins over the past decade has been a catalyst for the growth and success of our culture and our business. The concepts he teaches in We're All in This Together have had a profound impact on me,
our leaders, and our entire company."
- Jason Hughes, Chairman, CEO, and Owner of Hughes Marino
"For leaders, teams, and organizations to thrive in today's diverse business world, it's essential to actively create an environment where everyone is included and knows that they belong. We're All in This Together is a catalyst for creating and enhancing this type of culture within your team and company."
- Jennifer Brown, author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader
"In sports, business, and life, teamwork is fundamental to success.
In We're All in This Together, Mike Robbins teaches us important techniques for how to come together, find common ground, and create a thriving team culture of high performance."
- Andre Chambers, Chief People Officer for the Washington Commanders
"I've had the honor of working with high-performing teams in many different industries over the past two decades. The insights, techniques, and practices Mike Robbins shares in We're All in This Together will make your team great. I highly recommend this book!"
- Jon Gordon, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Power of a Positive Team
"I've known Mike Robbins for many years. His approach and ideas have had a powerful impact on me and my team. We're All in This Together is an important book that will help you, your team, and your organization be your best."
- Keith White, Chief of Safety and Security at Salesforce
"Creating a culture of belonging is one of the most impactful actions leaders can take to create a high-performing team. In We're All in This Together, Mike Robbins shows us how to do this and gives us specific techniques for making it happen."
- Eric Severson, EVP and Chief People Office at Neiman Marcus Group
"What Mike Robbins teaches us is that having the courage to be vulnerable is necessary for teams to trust each other, collaborate, and perform at a high level. In his latest work, We're All in This Together, he inspires us to connect with each other authentically and create the psychological safety our teams need to thrive."
- Aditi Dhagat, former VP and Fellow of Marketing Technologies at Intuit
"I've had a chance to travel throughout the world and meet people from so many different countries, companies, and cultures. As Mike Robbins addresses in We're All in This Together, we are all way more alike than we are different. Teams, organizations, and communities who understand and embody
this are the most healthy and successful."
- Gopi Kallayil, Chief Evangelist of Digital Transformation and Strategy at Google, and author of The Happy Human
"Mike Robbins reminds us about the importance of embracing vulnerability, that we're much more than the masks we wear, and that we often have more in common than we think. We're All in This Together is a powerful call
to action for us to come together and support each other."
- Ashanti Branch, Founder and Executive Director of the Ever Forward Club
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hay House Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
B/W
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4019-6527-3 (9781401965273)
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We're All in This Together
Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging
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Mike Robbins is the author of Bring Your Whole Self to Work; Nothing Changes Until You Do; Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken; and Focus on the Good Stuff, which have been translated into 15 languages. A sought-after speaker, consultant, and thought leader, Mike works with a diverse group of clients throughout the world, including Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Gap, and the Oakland A's. Mike is a regular contributor to Forbes and the host of a weekly podcast called We're All in This Together. His work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, as well as on NPR and ABC News, among many others.