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Summary: Motivating quick read
Review: This is a great book to share with your team members to inspire them and to help them learn how to work together more effectively. It's easy to read and will lead to great conversations.
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Summary: Good read on the strength of teamwork and working
Review: together toward a common goal. Nice reference for gaining team support and understanding that there is no "I" in team. As a manager, if you are working with a group that does not align properly this is worth recommending.
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Summary: I'm a Raving Fan for High Five
Review: Typical. That may be the best word to describe Ken Blanchard's recent book, High Five. It's typically written and, as typical for Blanchard, easy to comprehend the point he is trying to make. The story is one of a displaced (fired) Alan Foster, a great performer but horrible team member. Foster has the incorrect notion that individual production is more important than company performance. Too often, people in business and sports begin to believe their production is essential to the team when in fact there production is breaking down the team. High Five takes you into the concept of teamwork with a look at Alan Foster's fifth grade son and his hockey team. They are the cellar dwellers and with good reason...no teamwork. With the help of an aged woman and a bit of introspection, Foster helps turn a band of underachievers into a team worthy of a championship. As a coach of elementary-aged students and a manager of people, High Five is a helpful, instructional tale that will benefit me greatly in both roles. There's a reason for the terms "team sports" and "sports teams". Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer...they are all driven by a team. Michael Jordan is a great example of a star who shined the brightest when he adapted his individual talents to the goals and values of the team. This same concept works in your company, in your department and in your office. To beat the competition, it takes everyone working together...as a team. Ken Blanchard continues to underwhelm me with his style and overwhelm me with his message. You'll be a Raving Fan for teamwork when you read High Five.
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Summary: Useful summary of how to get a team to work together
Review: Warning, I find all the Ken Blanchard books that I've reading a good, quick read.The problem for me is putting the lessons into action. This book summarizes a number of strategies for getting a team to work together. Like other Blanchard book it's a quick read (less than 3 hours if you're a reasonably fast reader).
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