High-Impact Tools for Teams

By Stefano Mastrogiacomo and Alex Osterwalder. Wiley, 2021. 

#1 release in project management and business communication
Featured book 2021
Best 25 books on innovation for 2022
Listed in 30 books all managers need

Foreword by Amy Edmondson

― Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School.

"This book injects new energy – and new tools – into the quest to build teams that can thrive in the 21st century."

 

"If you are leading a team – or plan to anytime soon – you’ll want to keep this book close at hand."

 

"Stefano and Alex demystify the quest for a healthy team culture – and walk us through how to create it." 

Contents

INTRO: Essentials
What makes teams underperform and how to get better results

 

PART 1: Discover the Team Alignment Map
What it is and how it works

1.1 Getting Started: The Four Pillars of the Team Alignment Map

1.2 Planning Who Does What with the Team Alignment Map (Planning Mode) 

1.3 Keeping Team Members on Track (Assessment Mode) 

 

PART 2: Put the Map Into Action
How to use the Team Alignment Map

2.1 The Team Alignment Map for Meetings 

2.2 The Team Alignment Map for Projects 

2.3 The Team Alignment Map for Organizational Alignment 

 

PART 3: Trust Among Team Members
Four tools to create a high-trust climate and increased psychological safety

3.1 The Team Contract 

3.2 The Fact Finder 

3.3 The Respect Card 

3.4 The Nonviolent Request Guide

 

PART 4: Dive Deeper
Discover the science behind the tools and the book

4.1 Mutual Understanding and Common Ground 

4.2 Trust and Psychological Safety 

4.3 Relationship Types 

4.4 Face and Politeness 

Contributors

Lead Author

Stefano Mastrogiacomo

Co-Author

Alex Osterwalder

Creative Lead

Alan Smith

Design Lead

Trish Papadakos

Designer

Chris White

Illustrator

Severine Assous

Illustrator

Bernard Granger (BlexBolex)

Editor

Richard Narramore

Currently available in:

Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski

 

Available soon (2022):

中文(简体), ελληνικά, україньска, 本語, русский

 

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