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"If you invest in just one
business book this year, this should be it. Packed with
solid advice and inspiring true to life stories, Leading
High Impact Teams is a practical blueprint for
revolutionizing your organization."—Peter Whitford,
Chairman, Whitmark Corporation; Former President,
Structure, Inc.
"Fantastic
reading with valuable insight for executive managers
building a high impact team."—George Nolen, President & CEO, Siemens Enterprise
Networks LLC
"This book will
make a world of difference to anyone who is part of a
team. While you can't have a coach on hand 24 hours a
day, you can have this book and its invaluable insights
and methods at your fingertips at any time."—Ian Robinson, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
"For me,
coaching is an attitude. It means, I am your boss but I
am in this with you. I am here to help you be your best
so we can attain our mutual goals together. As the
skipper of five America's Cup teams and one Whitbread
Around the World campaign, I have some experience in
leading teams. However, I am constantly trying to raise
my game. LEADING HIGH IMPACT TEAMS gives a comprehensive
look at the role of the coach in an organization. I found
its approach to be right on the money, as well as
inspiring and educational."—Paul Cayard, CEO & Skipper, AmericaOne
"A practical
hands- on look at how organizations can successfully
develop leaders of High Impact Teams and deliver the
extraordinary results necessary to succeed in today's
ultra competitive world. Provides a wealth of examples
and useful insights for both new and experienced team
leaders."—Ronan Fox,
Director of Operations, Lucent Technologies
"Speaking from
a background rich in relevant experience, the authors
have carefully articulated the principles required to
turn a business from static to electric! This book should
be required reading for every team member and executive
in every organization. It will coach you in becoming an
outstanding coach for your team while getting much better
results!"—Sandy Vilas,
CEO, Coach U
"Amidst the
myriad types of advice in the business marketplace, the
principles of coaching are shaping the ways in which
business is done effectively. Leading High Impact Teams
is a timely and eminently practical guide to applying
coaching to jumpstart teams and produce exceptional
results."—Jean Hamilton, CEO Prudential Institutional, EVP
Prudential Financial
"Never steering
you in the wrong direction, this book charts the course
for creating and sustaining high impact teams. Through
real-life scenarios, practical worksheets and tips, and
working with my Coach, this book helped provide me with
the foundation I needed to create a high impact team."—Lois Wortley, Director of Product Management, Oracle
Corporation
"Leading High
Impact Teams provides a great set of principles and
practices for building and coaching high performance
teams. The new distinctions will contribute greatly to
your knowledge and wisdom about teams."—Carl Zaiss, Carl Zaiss International, Inc., Co-author of
Sales Effectiveness Training
"Show me a
leader who can galvanize a team to produce superlative
results, and I'll show you someone whose value in today's
world is immeasurable. This book shows new team leaders
the way to avoid costly trial-and-error approaches. It
inspires seasoned team leaders to leverage the book's
Coach Approach to make their team experiences lighter,
more synergistic and infinitely more productive. Do your
team a favor: study and share Leading High Impact Teams!"—Agnes Mura, MA, MCC, Global Executive Coach
"This is a book
for today's business leaders. Teams are the wave of the
future because of increased business complexity, new
technology and cutbacks in training budgets. Teams
provide cross-fertilization of ideas and opportunities to
blend high energy and experience. This book tells you
how to coach the team so you get the job done and the
teammates are happy. Isn't this what all successful
business leaders want?"—Richard Sladek, SVP, Investments, Merrill Lynch Private
Client Group
"This book is
well written and easy to understand. I have used and
benefited from many of the strategies taught here. My
employees, peers, and supervisors have acknowledged me
for using new and fun techniques in working with others.
Wow!"—Cindy Overton,
District Manager, Radio Shack
"When I first
met Cynder and Rachael, I knew they had something
special, as if they had 'written the book' on coaching
teams. Well now they have and what a masterpiece it is!
Their depth of experience is clearly reflected and
provides a great road map for anyone who wants to get the
most out of their teams!"—David Goldsmith, President, CoachInc.com
"This books
shows you a much more effective way to create outstanding
teams: the Coach Approach! If you are a coach, leader or
anyone that develops teams, this book will give you
hints, practical skills, and the right question to ask
your team at every stage of the journey. If you want to
use coaching skills to develop your team, this book is
perfect for you."—Michael Göthe, Competence Manager and Team Coach,
Ericsson Spain
"Cynder Niemela
and Rachael Lewis are a knock-out combo of executive
coaches who have produced a clear guide for corporations
to use to create high impact teams! Team Coaches are
becoming a common resource for global organizations as
businesses expand and evolve in dynamic environments.
This book is a how-to guide that makes team coaching a
tangible and facilitative process."—D.J. Mitsch, CMC, MCC, President, Pyramid Resource
Group, President, The International Coach Federation
"Today's
leading organizations are achieving breakthrough results
by skillfully combining two performance drivers: the
power of teams, supplemented by expert team coaching. In
this masterpiece Cynder and Rachael show you how to
achieve great results in ways that build both human
capital and the human spirit!"—Chuck Bolton, Founder, The Bolton
Group, Former Group Vice President, Human Resources,
Boston Scientific Corporation
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