Collaborate… and WIN!

If you have even a modicum of experience on the job you understand how work teams can differ significantly from one another.  Those differences are encountered (and experienced very personally!) in the fundamental ways that team members interact with one another and function together as a team.  Author and management expert Tom Morris explores these differences in his thought-provoking book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, with practical insights into the dynamics of team performance.  He proposes four types of team performance “culture” that open our eyes into the pathologies and possibilities of team dynamics.  The seventh issue of my LeadershipTracks Newsletter presents his thinking in a quick, one-page read.  You can access it here.  But don’t stop there!  The companion issue of The Personal Trainer is a wonderfully insightful and practical tool for team leaders (and team members) to help them assess their own team; determine where they are with respect to the four team dynamics; and take the right steps to move their team into more effectiveness as a truly collaborative team.  You can access this valuable resource here.  I am eager to hear from you, if these materials have proven to be helpful—feel free to leave a response; and be sure to subscribe, to receive more insight-filled leadership and management content!