I don’t want to pass up the opportunity to share an article I read about leadership. Here are a few highlights:

Getting people to work effectively together is one of the most important aspects of leadership. Poor communication, different perspectives, clashing personalities, and lack of trust all conspire against you. Peak collaboration can seem like a fleeting ideal. 

Want to strengthen your workplace culture and get everyone pulling together? 

Here are books from industry experts that provide powerful insights into how leaders can facilitate team cohesion, effective communication, and smooth collaboration. 

1. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Effective Groups by Daniel Coyle 

“High-purpose environments don’t descend on groups from on high; they are dug out of the ground, over and over, as a group navigates its problems together and evolves to meet the challenges of a fast-changing world.”

For The Culture Code , Daniel Coyle went inside some of the most impactful teams in the world to discover what makes a group highly effective. 

Coyle uses the insights he gained while researching companies like Google and Pixar, as well as top sports teams, to examine the role organizational culture plays in success. He breaks down the elements that led to these successes and refines them into practical strategies you can start applying across your own team. 

As a follow-up, it’s also worth checking out The Culture Playbook which features 60 exercises based on the insights contained in The Culture Code. 

2. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth by Amy C. Edmondson 

The concept of psychological safety has been dominating conversations about collaboration in recent years. In part, it’s about creating an environment where everyone feels able to offer their thoughts and express themselves authentically. Professor Amy C. Edmondson, a pioneer of psychological safety, used her research into the topic to put together The Fearless Organization .  

The book offers a solid foundation in the concept of psychological safety and the wide-reaching impact it has on individuals and businesses. Edmondson then uses detailed scenarios to show psychological safety in action, illustrating how it impacts our day-to-day interactions. 

It’s a blueprint for creating an environment where people feel comfortable providing insights based on lived experience, taking risks, admitting to mistakes, and asking questions – all things which lead to a collaborative and innovative culture. 

3. The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams by Ken Blanchard, Donald Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew  

Strapped for time? The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams is a brief, accessible read. 

It’s a sequel to Blanchard’s original One Minute Manager and uses the bestselling formula to help you navigate the sometimes-rocky process of team building. Using a fictional leader and team as a framing device, the book guides you through the various developmental stages that come before true team cohesion. It also shows how you can adapt your management style to deal with each of those stages. 

As with all the One Minute Manager books, it offers quick exercises that you can easily integrate into your day. These are helpful reminders of how even the smallest actions you make can have an impact on your team dynamics. 

Want to know more? Head on over to the full article here for more ideas and perspectives. Afterwards, why not drop me an email to share your thoughts at robert@businessvaluepartners.com.au ; or call me on 0467 749 378.

Thanks,

Robert