Breakthrough Teams for Breakneck Times: Unlocking the Genius of Creative Collaboration

COVER......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 7
FOREWORD......Page 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 13
PREFACE......Page 17
GETTING INTO A BREAKTHROUGH FRAME OF MIND......Page 23
DREAM TEAMS: What Makes Them Work?......Page 31
PRINCIPLE ONE  Come Together for a Meaningful Reason......Page 43
Where Does Meaning Come From?......Page 48
The Self-Organizing Team......Page 51
Connect with Passion......Page 52
PRINCIPLE TWO  Co-Create an Understanding of the Vision......Page 65
Creating a Good Team Is Like Creating a Good Soup......Page 66
The Envisioning Process......Page 73
Making the Process Work: Setting Some Important Ground Rules......Page 78
What to Watch Out For......Page 79
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Two: Co-Create an Understanding of the Vision......Page 81
PRINCIPLE THREE  Choose the Culture You Want......Page 83
Intend to Create the Culture as a Team......Page 86
Work to Incorporate Collaborative Team Characteristics into the Culture......Page 89
Determine the Team Credo Together......Page 100
Creating the Team Credo......Page 101
E-valuation—How Are We Doing on What We Value?......Page 104
A Note on Rewards......Page 105
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Three: Choose the Culture You Want......Page 109
PRINCIPLE FOUR  Engage in Courageous Speech and Action......Page 111
It’s about Integrity......Page 112
Action Accounting......Page 114
Courageous Actions in Our Teams......Page 116
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Four: Engage in Courageous Speech and Action......Page 127
PRINCIPLE FIVE  Cultivate Shared Responsibility and Shared Ownership......Page 129
Solidify as a Team by Acting Like a Business......Page 130
Cultivate Owner Mentality......Page 132
Provide a Needed Service to the Organization/ Customers That Is the Best It Can Possibly Be......Page 133
Don’t Ask for Permission......Page 134
Cultivating Shared Responsibility......Page 141
Personal Responsibility—Owning Our Role in the Team......Page 145
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Five: Cultivate Shared Responsibility and Shared Ownership......Page 150
PRINCIPLE SIX  Explore Risk Taking......Page 151
Define the Fear......Page 152
Resistance?......Page 155
Create a Climate of Exploration......Page 161
Feel the Difference between “What If, Inc.” and “Get It Right, Co.”......Page 162
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Six: Explore Risk Taking......Page 165
PRINCIPLE SEVEN  Govern from Within......Page 167
Collaborative Decision Making......Page 175
Collaborative Decision-Making Process......Page 176
Whole Team Skill Building......Page 180
Commit to Self-Governance......Page 185
Commit to Self-Understanding and Personal Growth......Page 189
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Seven: Govern from Within......Page 191
PRINCIPLE EIGHT  Build Resiliency Muscles......Page 193
Healing Is an Art......Page 194
Move toward Wholeness......Page 195
Treat Sickness as a Sign......Page 196
to Heal......Page 197
Building a Resilient Team......Page 201
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Eight: Building Resiliency Muscles......Page 213
PRINCIPLE NINE  Make Change Happen......Page 215
Build “Change-Ability” into a Core Competency: Practice Changing......Page 216
Becoming Proactive: Change before You Need To......Page 226
Look for the Signs That Change Is Needed......Page 227
Change One Bite at a Time......Page 232
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Nine: Make Change Happen......Page 234
Don’t Wait to Play......Page 235
Create a Space or Place to Play......Page 237
Replenish the Well......Page 239
Getting to......Page 245
Unlocking Team Genius with Principle Ten: Play and Rejuvenate......Page 247
Breakthrough Basics—What You Can Do......Page 249
In Conclusion......Page 258
OUTTAKES Some Parting Thoughts......Page 261
RESOURCES......Page 269
Personal Exploration and Self-Actualization......Page 271
Creativity and Innovation Enhancement......Page 272
Breakthrough Experiences......Page 273
ENDNOTES......Page 275
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Z......Page 283
Lisa Gundry, Ph.D.......Page 285
Laurie LaMantia, MBA, MS......Page 286