Leading High Impact Teams : The Coach Approach to Peak Performance

In today's work world, a leader capable of galvanizing a team to produce superlative results is invaluable. This book shows new team leaders the way to avoid costly trial-and-error mistakes. It inspires seasoned team leaders to leverage the "Coach Approach" to make their team experiences lighter, more synergistic and infinitely more productive. Full of practical, step-by-step activities, real life stories and anecdotes to quickly apply, you'll learn what it takes to lead or coach a team to high impact.

When you read this book:

· You'll learn what it takes to build and lead a High Impact Team.

· You'll read real stories of how other team leaders developed their High Impact Teams.

· You'll get practical examples and activities for working through the normal ups and downs of team projects.

CYNDER NIEMELA and RACHAEL LEWIS are widely recognized as experts in the Coach Approach to developing High Impact Teams. They develop high impact teams in a variety of industries for companies like Lucent Technologies, Hewlett Packard, Oracle Corporation, Ernst & Young, and Northern Light Technology and many others. They've coached teams through acquisitions, new product development projects, large-scale business application initiatives, and culture change initiatives. Together, Cynder and Rachael coached over 100 organizations and individuals in the past 20 years. Cynder and Rachael are both faculty members and co-developers of the Coaching Business Teams teleclass for Corporate Coach University. In addition, they are both graduates of and faculty members at Coach University, they are Master Facilitators for The Coaching Clinic and they are among the first to be certified as Professional Certified Coaches by the International Coach Federation (ICF).