Leading High-Performance Teams For Dummies

Shirley Davis

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2025
• Print ISBN: 9781394356621
• eBook ISBN: 9781394356645
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

The definitive and accessible guide to building and leading high-performance teams

In Leading High-Performance Teams For Dummies, talent and leadership expert Dr. Shirley Davis demonstrates how to unlock your team's full potential at work. The book offers a science-based deep-dive into high-performing teams, covering everything from becoming a purpose driven leader to creating a work culture in which you and your people can thrive, both individually and as a team.

You'll learn about the latest workplace research, trends, and strategies you need to understand to address the most common challenges that leaders and companies face, from motivating remote workers to competing for the best talent in a dynamic labor market.

Inside the book:

• Effective ways to navigate the distinct stages of team development
• Ways to show up as an emotionally intelligent leader and help your team members develop emotional intelligence
• Techniques to recognize and reward individual achievement while maintaining a focus on the team's collective goals

Drawing on the author's 30+ years of real-world business experience, Leading High-Performance Teams For Dummies is an invaluable resource for emerging and experienced leaders, supervisors, human resources professionals, entrepreneurs, founders, and students of management, business, or team dynamics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Introduction
• Part 1: Getting Started with High Performance Teams
• Part 2: Becoming a High-Performance Leader
• Part 3: Recruiting, Selecting, and Onboarding a High-Performance Team
• Part 4: Creating and Sustaining a World-Class Culture Where Teams Can Thrive
• Part 5: The Part of Tens
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement