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Unbreakable: Building and Leading Resilient Teams
An essential guide for managers and leaders on building resilient teams in turbulent times.
As a result of global economic changes, new technologies, and increased competition, business environments are becoming increasingly turbulent and unpredictable, requiring new forms of resilient work teams.
Due in part to the increasing complexity of business environments, more and more organizations worldwide are using teams of employees to respond to adversity. Whether it be new product development teams; business crisis response teams in companies; front line response teams such as fire, emergency medical technicians, or emergency room teams; research and development teams; or pharmaceutical development teams, employees can no longer rely on their own knowledge, skills, and abilities to get their work done. Rather, employees have to work collaboratively with one another and combine their expertise to achieve the synergy and breakthrough thinking that is necessary to be successful at completing complex tasks in today's dynamic environments.
Today more than ever before, work teams must demonstrate resilience. In the face of volatile, complex, and ambiguous business environments, all teams inevitably suffer setbacks. Bradley L. Kirkman and Adam C. Stoverink provide in their new book the hands-on practical tips for building and leading resilient teams equipped to bounce back from those challenges. They highlight four team resources that are essential to any resilient team, team confidence, teamwork roadmaps, capacity to improvise, and psychological safety. These four resources are brought to life through compelling stories of teams that performed well in the face of adversity--and a few that didn't. They also provide leaders with step-by-step guidance for how to grow these resources in their own teams, whether they're in-person, remote, or hybrid. This book delivers all the tools necessary to build and lead resilient teams that are virtually unbreakable.
As a result of global economic changes, new technologies, and increased competition, business environments are becoming increasingly turbulent and unpredictable, requiring new forms of resilient work teams.
Due in part to the increasing complexity of business environments, more and more organizations worldwide are using teams of employees to respond to adversity. Whether it be new product development teams; business crisis response teams in companies; front line response teams such as fire, emergency medical technicians, or emergency room teams; research and development teams; or pharmaceutical development teams, employees can no longer rely on their own knowledge, skills, and abilities to get their work done. Rather, employees have to work collaboratively with one another and combine their expertise to achieve the synergy and breakthrough thinking that is necessary to be successful at completing complex tasks in today's dynamic environments.
Today more than ever before, work teams must demonstrate resilience. In the face of volatile, complex, and ambiguous business environments, all teams inevitably suffer setbacks. Bradley L. Kirkman and Adam C. Stoverink provide in their new book the hands-on practical tips for building and leading resilient teams equipped to bounce back from those challenges. They highlight four team resources that are essential to any resilient team, team confidence, teamwork roadmaps, capacity to improvise, and psychological safety. These four resources are brought to life through compelling stories of teams that performed well in the face of adversity--and a few that didn't. They also provide leaders with step-by-step guidance for how to grow these resources in their own teams, whether they're in-person, remote, or hybrid. This book delivers all the tools necessary to build and lead resilient teams that are virtually unbreakable.
187 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2023
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April 5, 2024
A book when I first started I imaged would be on individual resilience but it underlines the resilience in leadership and organizations is multifaceted, involving mindset, culture, diversity, adaptability, and purpose.
Definitely recommend to anyone looking to become better leaders with actionable insights to build these qualities within themselves and their teams, creating a robust foundation for enduring success
Definitely recommend to anyone looking to become better leaders with actionable insights to build these qualities within themselves and their teams, creating a robust foundation for enduring success
September 17, 2024
Okay, I know this is written by people in business, but it's quite dry and emotionless. Content is good, but I could have used more feeling and personality in the writing to keep me more engaged. There wasn't really even an introduction unless I wasn't supposed to skip the acknowledgements in the beginning.
Four stars for content, but delivery could have been better.
Four stars for content, but delivery could have been better.
January 16, 2024
I wish I had this in 2019, before the pandemic. It's a great read with usable tools and suggestions to help you build a resilient team and lead it through adversity. There's a chapter dedicated to building such a team in hybrid and remote work environments, as well.
January 1, 2024
Slightly repetitive but very informative. Loved it!
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