"The most valuable player is the one that makes the most players valuable." Peyton ManningThe Teamwork Dilemma: Team Members aren't always Team Players
Great teamwork exists when there is a synergy between team members and a collaborative effort by team members to achieve common goals. In today's high stakes game of business, the players on the team are the competitive advantage for any organization. But, only if they are collaborating with each other instead of competing with each other.
The organizational culture determines how often and how much teamwork there is in an organization. Far too often, high performance team members aren't high performance team players. Many organizations struggle with communication issues, conflict and departmental silos, "finger pointing" blame, and employees who choose to compete against one another instead of choosing to complete one another as they work together to achieve team goals.
Create a Culture of Teamwork
Blue-Collar Leadership(R)& Teamwork provides a simple, yet powerful and unique, resource for developing 30 key characteristics that support high performance teamwork. Team members will learn characteristics that great team players exhibit such as how to be trustworthy, responsible, flexible, open-minded, and engaged.
Developing an understanding of the impact of each of the 30 characteristics is critical to creating an environment of teamwork. Blue-Collar Leadership(R) & Teamwork will motivate and inspire team members to align themselves with these unifying principles which will ultimately contribute to the achievement of the team's unifying purpose.
Blue-Collar Leadership(R) & Teamwork is a resource for individuals who want to increase their influence and make a high impact. It's also a resource and tool for leaders, teams, and organizations, who are ready to Engage the Front Line to Improve the Bottom Line.
After logging over 11,000 hours leading leaders and their teams through hundreds of kaizen events, process improvement, organizational change, and cultural transformation, Mack reveals the 30 key character traits of high impact players
Mack explains why each trait is critical and how adopting and leveraging each trait will help you develop 360 of influence regardless of your position, title, or rank. High impact players do more than get results. They motivate and inspire their teammates to get results. Adopting and applying these traits will help you and your team climb to the next level and beyond.
Blue-Collar Leadership(R) & Teamwork: 30 Traits of High Impact Players was created specifically to facilitate high impact teamwork at every level and within every department of the organization, regardless of one's position or title. It has been intentionally formatted with only 90 pages (30 chapters, 3 pages each) for easy reading and for conducting team-based book studies.
Blue-Collar Leadership(R) & Teamwork helps shift the mindset of team members from "me" to "we."
Every leader needs team members who are willing to be great team players.
"My first words are, GET SIGNED UP! This training is not, and I stress, not your everyday leadership seminar!" Sam M. VP/COO
About the AuthorMack's story is an amazing journey of personal and professional growth. He married Ria in 2001. He has one son, Eric, born in 1991. After graduating high school in 1987, Mack joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve as an 0311 infantryman. Soon after, he began his 20 plus year manufacturing career. Graduating with highest honors, he earned an Executive Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Faulkner University. Mack began his career in manufacturing in 1988 on the front lines of a large production machine shop. He eventually grew himself into upper management and found his niche in lean manufacturing and along with it, developed his passion for leadership. In 2008, he launched his own Lean Manufacturing and Leadership Development firm. From 2005-2012, Mack led leaders and their cross-functional teams through more than 11,000 hours of process improvement, organizational change, and cultural transformation. Ria joined Mack full-time in late 2013. In 2013, they worked with John C. Maxwell as part of an international training event focused on the Cultural Transformation in Guatemala where over 20,000 leaders were trained. They also shared the stage with internationally recognized motivational speaker Les Brown in 2014. Mack and Ria have published 22 books on personal growth and leadership development and publish more each year. In 2018, they reached 65,000 international followers on LinkedIn where they provide daily motivational, inspirational, and leadership content to people all over the world. Mack and Ria Founded TopStoryLeadership.com in 2008. Mack Founded Blue-Collar Leadership.com in 2016 to specifically support the blue-collar industries. Clients: ATD (Association for Talent Development), Auburn University, Chevron, Chick-fil-A, Kimberly Clark, Koch Industries, Southern Company, and the U.S. Military. Mack is an inspiration for people everywhere as an example of achievement, growth, and personal development. His passion motivates and inspires people all over the world!
