Unlock the power of your team to deliver superior, sustainable business results. This data-driven and comprehensive approach gives leaders the insights they need to create the Edge Dynamics that will develop and sustain high performance in their team.
**Business Book Awards 2024 Finalist**
Of course your team is good. It’s made up of good people. But imagine if it was GREAT… imagine if it had the EDGE…
In a world of ambiguity and constant change, teams are the critical glue for solving complex problems, delivering in challenging environments and supporting each other to grow, develop and be engaged.
Drawing from extensive research working across hundreds of teams, Alison Grieve and Jenni Miller have developed an integrated and full-team approach that allows any team to achieve high performance and sustain it. In this highly practical book, they translate their authoritative research and theory into five key Edge Dynamics, together with clear steps and tools that can be applied immediately. Take your team to the edge of higher performance, deeper engagement and greater wellbeing and beyond.
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'In a nutshell, this book is a game-changer for leaders. If you're aiming to elevate your team's performance, look no further. It's packed with actionable steps and valuable tips that guarantee results. Plus, the free resources accompanying the Edge Dynamic Framework are a lifesaver. I loved every bit of it and will be urging everyone I know to read it.' - Amazon review The book has a good focus on building high performance teams and drills down into components that support such a team structure: reason, results, routine, relationships and resilience. - NetGalley
Short enough so as to not be overwhelming, but packed full of detail and things to consider, learn, unlearn and apply, this book provides key insights that will help all levels of team thrive. - NetGalley
In a nutshell, this book is a game-changer for leaders. If you're aiming to elevate your team's performance, look no further. It's packed with actionable steps and valuable tips that guarantee results. Plus, the free resources accompanying the Edge Dynamic Framework are a lifesaver. I loved every bit of it and will be urging everyone I know to read it. - Amazon
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Short-listed for Business Book Awards 2024.
Introduction: Why High-performing Teams? What is High Performance? The
VUCA World The Need for High-performing Teams Organizational Benefits
Individual Benefits The Benefits to You The Conditions for Success in a
High-performing Team High Performance is By Design How To Use this Book
Diamond Charter PART ONE: High-performing Team Dynamics
Chapter 1: The
Principles and Dynamics of High-performing Teams The Principles of
High-performing Teams Overview of The Edge Dynamics Diagnosing Your Team
Accessing the Diagnostic Tool How The Edge Dynamics Interact with Each Other
The Principles and Dynamics of High-performing Teams - A Summary
Chapter 2:
Reason What is Reason? Why is Reason Important? The Impact of Reason on Team
Performance The 4 Levels of Reason Alignment of the 4 Levels Creating a Team
Reason How Reason Changes When the Team Changes The Links to Other Edge
Dynamics Reason A Summary
Chapter 3: Results What do we Mean by Results?
Clarity: The Biggest Gift You Can Give Your Team Alignment of Results
Collaboration Over-Collaboration The Big Whats The Links to Other Edge
Dynamics Results A Summary
Chapter 4: Routines Defining Routines Creating a
Team Rhythm Meetings Decision Making: Who Makes Decisions In Your Team?
Communication Processes Escalations Planning and Adjusting Work Engaging
Externally (e.g., Customers, Suppliers, Partners) Accountability The Links to
the Other Edge Dynamics Routines A Summary
Chapter 5: Relationships
Definition of Relationships The Benefits of Great Relationships The
Complexity of Relationships Where Do You Start with Relationships? Foundation
Skills Stretch Skills Going the Extra Mile Avoid Forced Fun Relationship
Diagnostic The Links to Other Edge Dynamics Relationships A Summary
Chapter
6: Resilience What is Team Resilience? What do High-performing, Resilient
Teams Do? The Impact of Resilience on Sustaining High Performance Single
Points of Failure Create a Culture of Learning Beginnings and Endings The
Lowest Scoring Edge Dynamic Pay Attention to Your Teams Resilience Role
Modelling Resilience The Links to Other Edge Dynamics Resilience A Summary
PART 2: Leadership and Team Development
Chapter 7: Leading a High-performing
Team The Behaviour of the Leader is Crucial Self-Awareness Reason Results
Relationships Routines Resilience Leading High-performing Teams A Summary
Chapter 8: Accelerators and Interferences Think Like a Formula 1 Team
Accelerators Interferences Accelerators and Interferences Are Dynamic Are You
an Interference or an Accelerator? Accelerators and Interferences A Summary
Chapter 9: Team Composition for High Performance Types of Teams Matrix Teams
Project Teams Team Size Virtual and Hybrid Teams Cross-Cultural Teams
Diversity and Inclusion in Teams Team Composition for High Performance A
Summary Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography
Alison Grieve and Jenni Miller work with leaders in large multi-national organizations to help transform company culture and create differentiated performance. Based on extensive, original research with over 160 teams, they have developed a blueprint for success that captures how the greatest leaders and teams think, act and communicate to overcome mediocrity and drive outstanding personal and organizational performance. They frequently write and run authoritative webinars on leadership and teams based on their research and experience. They regularly appear as guests on podcasts and webinars and won the 2022 Stevie International Business Award for their approach to leadership development and the Women in Business Company of the Year Award 2022.
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