02759nam a22002531i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003900062040002500101082001700126100003400143245011000177264005800287264001200345300002800357336002100385337002500406338002300431504004200454520193400496650003002430650003002460650001502490OSt20191210103426.0191210t20182018nju||||gr|||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781119430247cRM 125.75qhardback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a658.40221 aGordon, Jon,d1971-eauthor. 14aThe Power of a Positive Team :bProven Principles and Practices That Make Great Teams Great /cJON GORDON 1aHoboken, New Jersey :bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c2018 1c©2018   ax, 159 pages ;c23 cm.   atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references.   aJon Gordon does not just research the keys to great teams, he has personally worked with some of the most successful teams on the planet and has a keen understanding of how and why they became great. In The Power of a Positive Team, Jon draws upon his unique team building experience as we as conversations with some of the greatest teams in history in order to provide an essential framework, filled with proven practices, to empower teams to work together more effectively and achieve superior results.Utilizing examples from the writing team who created the hit show Billions, the National Champion Clemson Football team, the World Series contending Los Angeles Dodgers, The Miami Heat and the greatest beach volleyball team of all time to Navy SEALs, Marching bands, Southwest Airlines, USC and UVA Tennis, Twitter, Apple and Ford, Jon shares innovative strategies to transform a group of individuals into a united, positive and powerful team.Jon not only infuses this book with the latest research, compelling stories, and strategies to maintain optimism through adversity he also shares his best practices to transform negativity, build trust (through his favorite team building exercises) and practical ways to have difficult conversations all designed to make a team more positive, cohesive, stronger and better.The Power of a Positive Team also provides a blueprint for addressing common pitfalls that cause teams to failincluding complaining, selfishness, inconsistency, complacency, unaccountability while offering solutions to enhance a teams creativity, grit, innovation and growth.

This is a book meant for teams to read together. Its written in such a way that if you and your team read it together, you will understand the obstacles you will face and what you must do to become a great team. If you read it together, stay positive together, and take action together you will accomplish amazing things TOGETHER. 
10aTeams in the workplace.  20aOrganizational behavior. 20aOptimism.