A Systematic Guide To High Performing Teams (HPTs): Volume 1 (The Systematic Guides Series) - Softcover

Thompson, Mr Ken; Moorhouse, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1522871918 ISBN 13: 9781522871910

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

A SYSTEMATIC GUIDE TO HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS (HPTs)Systematic Guides are aimed at leaders and managers who need to instantly access ‘Organization-Ready’ models, practices, checklists and guidance in key subject areas which are logically organized and based on best practice.This guide provides a pragmatic framework for the interventions needed to successfully create and sustain High Performing Teams (HPTs) in organizations of all shapes and sizes. A unique aspect of this guide is that it covers and integrates both individual team member change management work and the whole team process development work.“Ken’s book provides pragmatic and comprehensive models for developing high performance in teams. It is full of practical anecdotes, checklists, tips and even spreadsheets you can use to hit the ground running. I would commend it to anyone who is serious about building high performing teams in their organizations.”ADRIAN MOORHOUSE MBE, Gold Medal Winner 100-metre breaststroke, 1988 Seoul Olympics Managing Director of Lane4, Sunday Times Top 100 ‘Best Small Companies’“I really like the way Ken has distilled a wealth of hard won wisdom on High Performing Teams down into some deceptively easy-to-use checklists.”SIMON DODDS, Complex Adaptive System Designer, Improvement Science Coach and NHS Consultant Surgeon“I work with a number of high performance teams and find Ken Thompson’s book very helpful. What I particularly like is the way I can open it anywhere and remind myself of vital aspects of team interaction. “PROFESSOR ALISTAIR FEE, Co-Founder Squid Academy“Ken Thompson continues to produce the most prescient insights on human collaboration translating techniques used by insect colonies, the most efficient bioteams in nature into practical, measurable guides. NASA listens to him. So should you.”LEON BENJAMIN, Author of Winning by Sharing and co-designer ecademy.com

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About the Author

Ken Thompson is an expert practitioner, author and speaker on collaboration, high performing teams and game-based learning. After a number of years in technology management roles Ken became Head of IT with Reuters in London, then Director of a Software Engineering Research Institute before becoming Managing Director for VISION Consulting in Belfast for 13 years. In 2006 Ken set up his own consultancy practice to further develop his ideas in High Performing Teams and Business Simulation. Ken has written a number of books and his work has featured in major print publications including The Guardian Newspaper (London), Wired Magazine and Henry Ford Magazine. Ken has also spoken at a number of international events including TEDx, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and NASA internal conferences. Ken leads Team and Leadership workshops and simulation games for major corporations such as Abbott Healthcare, AB Foods, Jaguar Land Rover, Oracle, PepsiCo, Royal Sun Alliance, Spar, Twining’s and Virgin.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1522871918
• ISBN 13: 9781522871910
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 175