Your team has the talent. They have the strategy. So why aren't they performing?Most teams don't fall short because of bad people or weak effort. They fall short because of invisible friction — in how decisions get made, how ownership gets assigned, and how trust either compounds or erodes over time.
Managers who push harder only make it worse. What's missing isn't motivation. It's a system.
In
The Efficient Frontier of Teaming, executive coaches Bryan Powell and Tom Reynolds — whose clients include Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, and Crown Castle — give you that system.
What you'll get inside:- The EFT Maturity Curve — a diagnostic that shows exactly where your team is stuck across four performance stages: Dependent, Collaborative, Aligned, or Empowered
- The Team Contract — a structured framework for building shared norms and accountability before dysfunction sets in
- The Bullseye Method — eliminates confusion over who owns what, so decisions move faster and execution stops stalling
- The Teaming Inefficiency Gap — a tool to measure the real cost of misalignment in your organization
- Collective Leadership frameworks grounded in performance psychology and 4,000+ hours of real executive coaching
Not generic advice. Specific next steps based on where your team actually is.Whether you lead a team of five or a division of five hundred, this book gives you a precise roadmap — not inspiration, not theory — to build a team that performs with trust, clarity, and consistency quarter after quarter.
If your team is capable of more than they're currently delivering, this is your guide to closing that gap.
Bryan Powell is an executive leadership and team coach who partners with senior executives, emerging leaders, and high-performing teams to unlock potential and drive measurable business results. With over 4,000 hours of coaching experience, he is recognized for helping leaders build trust, strengthen collaboration, and elevate performance. A Forbes Coaches Council contributor, Bryan blends research-backed tools and metrics with a human-centered approach to deliver lasting impact.
Tom Reynolds brings a sense of balance, rigor, and commitment to designing transformative solutions to leaders' and teams' most complex challenges. Deeply seasoned as a coach, assessor, and solution designer, he serves leaders across diverse industries worldwide through his boutique consultancy, Leadership for the Long Term. Drawing on his academic training in psychology and business, he focuses on instilling commitment and tenacity into approaches that create enduring transformation.
