As the tides of all the trendy business initiatives from the last twenty years have all disappeared, one concept has remained in their wake and continues to thrive today: team strategies. When implemented correctly, the results are impressive. Organizations—whether they are corporations or ministries—have successfully developed team strategies and are now experiencing significant increases in productivity and services. Team resource expert Pat MacMillan discusses the characteristics of a high performance team and how to implement a new paradigm of leadership to bring any organization to greater efficiency.
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Pat MacMillan is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Team Resources, Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in organizational and team development. He is the author of Hiring Excellence—Six Steps to Making Good People Decisions and holds an MBA and BA from the University of Washington. MacMillan resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
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No Other Book Like It!,
By David Schmidt (Wheaton, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork (Hardcover)
This book on teams is the best I have ever seen on the subject. The author retells the story of United Flight 232 throughout the book to make his points. It brings the principles to life in a very real life way. The "team wheel" and the chapters on the qualities of a high performance team are worth the price of the book alone.This book would be of real value to anyone leading a team. It would be an especially good resource for consultants as well. Lots of graphs and diagnostic tools make the book feel like a library of resources. On a personal note, there is a lot you can apply to any set of relationships where you are on a team. I learned a lot about being a husband and dad just reading it!
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This review is from: The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork (Hardcover)
MacMillan's text helps readers see the benefits of working in a team oriented environment. The Performace Factor is nothing to write home about and doesn't really shed new light on the academic discussion of administration. If you are new to the concept, then maybe this text is for you, but if you are well read in the field, this will probably only be interesting as far as the story of the airplane crash is concerned.
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This review is from: The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork (Hardcover)
Whether an organzation is doubling or downsizing, the synergy that comes from high performance teams is critical to success in a marketplace that doesn't give a lot of second chances. Pat MacMillan's The Performance Factor presents a guide to developing high performance teams and team leaders that is both profound and practical. With the right blend of principle and practice, this book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand what teamwork and leadership are all about in the real world.
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Captain Haynes, United Flight, Levi Strauss, Denny Fitch, Basic Group, Team Resources, Warring Factions, Bill Records, Learning Team, North Star Enterprises, Individual Stars, Captain Al Haynes, Adolescent Team, Core Team, General Electric, Extended Team, Bill Russell, Jack Welch, North Carolina, Dudley Dvorak Browse Sample Pages:
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