Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently Audiobook (Free)

There is nothing more magical than watching a team come together, to manage adversity as a group, selflessly share with others, to find common purpose. Inspiring that to happen year-in and year-out is what retains us in command. Don Yaeger has studied the best of the greatest. Now it really is our turn to review this publication.-Mike Krzyzewski, five-time NCAA Tournament Champion, two-time Olympic Platinum Medal Winning Basketball coach, Duke School Men’s Basketball

What makes a group great? Not only good. Not only about Great Teams: 16 Items High Performing Institutions Do Differently useful. But great?

Over the last six years, long-time Sports Illustrated associate editor Don Yaeger continues to be invited by some of the greatest companies in the globe to speak about the habits of high-performing individuals. Delivering typically 80 keynote speeches per year, Don was approached by his most consistent customer, Microsoft, to build up a talk on what allowed some teams to play at a championship level every year. From Microsoft and Starbucks to the New Britain Patriots and San Antonio Spurs, what do some organizations do seemingly better than most all of their opponents?

Don took the challenge. He started building into his travel plan possibilities to interview our generation’s ideal team builders from the sports and business worlds. In this procedure, he has conducted a lot more than 100 interviews with a few of the most effective teams and agencies in the country. From those interviews, Don has identified 16 practices that get these high-performing teams.

Building on the stories, good examples, and first-hand accounts, each section in Great Groups includes applicable examples on how to apply these features in virtually any organization. Great Teams is the greatest intersection of the sports and business worlds and a powerful companion for believed leaders, groups, managers, and companies that seek to perform similarly. The understanding shared in this book will enhance any team in its pursuit of excellence.

Great Groups Understand the “Why”Great Groups Allow Culture to Shape Who They RecruitGreat Groups Run Successful HuddlesGreat Groups Manage Dysfunction, Friction, and Strong PersonalitiesGreat Groups See Value Others MissGreat Teams Know How to Get in Vital SituationsGreat Teams Embrace ChangeGreat Teams Build a Mentoring CultureGreat Teams Have a Rallying CryIt takes a particular formula to create championship quality groups and in this reserve by Don Yaeger you will be able to see how great groups are developed. Don Yaeger is Awesome, baby, having a capital ‘A’! -Dick Vitale, Hall of Fame broadcaster, ESPN

Everyone really wants to work on or play on a Great Group. The differentiator I’ve observed is that the very best teams absorb and secure their lifestyle and their people. Don Yaeger displays within this book that the same lessons are accurate on the sporting fields. There’s very much to be discovered within these webpages and I understand you’ll enjoy. -Gary Kelly, CEO and Chairman of Southwest Airlines

There are so many parallels between creating a great sports team and building a corporate one, not the least of which that great culture makes amazing things possible. Great Teams by Don Yaeger provides a roadmap for all those…in either of those worlds.-GJ Hart, CEO, California Pizza Kitchen