The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of Teamwork (Hardcover)

by Pat MacMillan (Author)
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Product Description
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.

About the Author
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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805423753
• ISBN-13: 978-0805423754
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Other Book Like It!, May 2, 2001

By	David Schmidt (Wheaton, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Performance Factor: Unlocking the Secrets of, March 29, 2001

By	Dr. Beverly Langford (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book! Great Wisdom!, September 14, 2001

By	Joe B. Webb (South Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Pat MacMillan is one of the top consultants in the USA to Fortune 500 businesses and non-profit organizations. In this book he gave me, for under $20, thousands of dollars of help for my own personal "team building" challenges, and those of my own consulting clients.

Unlike some business books, this one is readable and helpful at the *personal* as well as the organizational level. There is, quite simply, a truck-load of wisdom and counsel in this book.

Joe B. Webb, President
Webb & Associates