Visual Teams: Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance

by David Sibbet

Graphic tools and visual solutions for team building and development Visual Teams uses visual tools and methods to help teams―both face-to-face and virtual―reach high performance in today's work environment. As teams become more and more global and distributed, visualization provides an important channel of communication―one that opens up the group's mind to improving work systems and processes by understanding relationships, interconnections, and big picture contexts. Visual Teams shares best practices and uses visualization as a power tool for process improvement by providing teams with a common language for high performance. The book: Visual Teams presents a comprehensive framework, best practices, and unique visual tools for becoming an innovative, high-performance team.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Management, Communication, Design, Ebooks

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2011

Reviews

[Ben Thurley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A manual for using visual and graphical tools for building, motivating and sustaining effective teamwork.

There are some good insights here. I particularly liked the simple observation that "pushing" information and content onto others (through closed agendas, packed powerpoint presentations and the like) leads to resistance and people drawing away. Conversely, tools for team leadership that "pulls" people in includes simple open frameworks, questions and interactive visualisations.

There are also some helpful models for the life-cycle of an effective team and critical leadership tasks. Many of the examples given are obviously open to be translated for different contexts and many of the graphics themselves open up ways of representing. All of which I think is enormously helpful. In an increasingly visual culture, having strong visual cues and tools to explore our contexts, strategise and plan is great.

My main gripe with the book is that there is an awful lot of cross-promotion of the authors' Team Performance Model(™) and the very many graphic templates available for purchase on the authors' website. A little more available inside the book with a few more practical tools to try out in a team setting, and a little less spruiking for business would have been nice.

[Helen Savore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Admittedly I only did a skim read of this focusing on the highlights and pull outs.
Have already read the other two books in the "Visual" series so there is a lot of repeat, but repetitiveness in a way that makes sense, emphasizing different elements that supported the 'team' theme rather than the 'leadership' theme. Some elements went into much deeper detail here and it was great to get a better understanding of these elements I've been reading about elsewhere.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book was OK - Seemed a bit dated when referencing technology. Probably a better reference book than a book that one would read cover to cover.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

READ AUG 2019

Another great resource in the series of visualization from Dave Sibbet. This one is great for team leaders of any organization who is interested in creating high performance teams.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

basically this is book talk about team management using visual tools. its not that deep for the explanation quite general here

[JM Luzarraga]

Great source of teams tools and processes. The team performance model is GREAT to understand teams creation and development proceses.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first, but still extremely helpful. You can't possibly squeeze everything you need to know about teams into one book, but Sibbet captures the core components of running a visual team well.

[Ariadna73 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the graphics. Took lot of ideas for my organization's meetings.

[Nicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book! Interesting, insightful ánd practical.

[André Gomes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't agree with everything, but I have some good insights!
I really need to rethink everyday how we can make work more visible.
It's all about make things easier to see....

[Kathie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like all of Daniel Sibbert's books. I am a person who communicates visually whenever I can and have since I could hold a crayon. Not as terrific as his first, but still really good.

[Joachim Tessmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

working in a "global" organization there is a need to use a "visual language" to improve communication and avoid misunderstandings.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just got my copy at the IFVP conference. YAY!