- How you can build a super team?
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How can you build on your peoples' strengths?
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How can you encourage them to do superb work?
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How can you enable them to achieve the team's picture of perfection?
Great teams are based on 'similarity of spirit and diversity of strengths' – diversity of spirit is a recipe for disaster.
They also have the right balance of Soul Players and Star Players—they have no Semi-Detached players. Packed with exercises you can use with your team, this book goes beyond theory. It provides an inspirational yet practical approach that has been shown to actually work in organizations. The Super Teams Book is an invaluable tool you can use for guiding your people to success.
The Super Teams Book is a great companion volume to The Magic Of Work. Being both inspirational and pragmatic, it shows how people can co-ordinate their talents to achieve success. The book goes beyond theory—it provides tools that actually work. Perhaps more importantly, the approach it outlines is transferable. Within our company, for example, leaders, managers and internal consultants have implemented the ideas to build super teams across the business. Managing a constellation of soul players and star players can be challenging, but this book shows how to make it happen.
Stephen Harvey, Group Director, People & Culture, Microsoft Limited
This book unravels the mysteries of building 'Super Teams'. It offers a rich 'toolbox' that equips people to tackle the demands of the 21st century and some leading companies are following the principles to astonishing effect. The Super Team's Book offers your team practical ideas and tools that they can use to achieve outstanding success.
Sue Moore, Managing Director, Amadeus Network Limited
Mike's contribution at Trayport has shown that his work provides enormous benefit to small entrepreneurial companies as well as those that are large and established. Tough as well as encouraging, he really understands teams in the workplace and what he takes to create a successful culture. The Super Teams Book captures his approach and provides a wider audience with many practical tools that companies can use to achieve success.
Alan Deller, Chairman, Trayport Limited
Mike Pegg brings an approach to working together that is inspired, unique and invaluable. Building a Super Team is a privilege and proves that work can be truly rewarding. I believe that many teams can embark upon the journey offered in this book. By adapting the ideas in your own way, you will provide a stimulating environment for your people. The results will be profound. Your people will benefit, you will benefit and, most of all, your business will benefit.
Amanda Mackenzie, Director, Marketing Services, BT Retail
Mike is able to take an area that is full of theory and make it practical and relevant for all people who achieve their goals through teams. The Super Team's approach is applicable right across our business and at all levels. It has made an impact in our organisation and will continue to do so in the future.
Roy White, Vice President of HR, Sony Europe
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