High-Impact Tools for Teams: 5 Tools to Align Team Members, Build Trust, and Get Results Fast (The Strategyzer Series)

Moving from a physical to digital workplace without a proper framework has bought about countless collaboration problems within teams across the globe. We're still using offline techniques for online collaboration, which is hampering our team's ability to perform at a particularly high-level. This book clears up this issue by introducing a way of working with revolves around a teams self dicipline around ALIGNMENT. It's no longer about hanging out with the CEO or management team for a beer after work and earning brownie points - it's about collaboration, alignment and performance. This book sets out the framework needed to create this environment, as well as what you can do as a leader / project manager / employee / founder to make your mark and cultivate new, high-performing teamwork. Years ahead of it's time, this is a BEAUTIFUL book with amazing illustrations and artwork that I'm sure we'll look back on in 10 years time to be an international best seller. For £20 it's really a no-brainer. Bravo Stefano & co! p.s. looking forward to the online courses :)

I love the business model canvas and use it frequently in my professional work. High Impact Tools for Teams is another great addition. As with the canvas, there is a core framework (the team alignment map) and a series of practical exercises that hang off it. It's not quite as revolutionary as the business model canvas, and puts a lot of emphasis on the importance of psychological safety which is the flavour of the month at the moment (quite rightly). Well worth a read for new and experienced managers alike.

I'm a big fan of the Strategyzer series, made most famous by the "Business model canvas" but also "Value propositon design". This latest entry focusses on team dynamics and offers a wide array of tools that can be used either by managers to adjust how they communicate (e.g. guides on "nonviolent" confrontation) as well as teams (e.g. rituals for setting team performance norms). More so than the other books in the series, I'd say this one sits a little uncomfortably between; 1.) A book that you, a manager could read and use to improve your practice and 2.) A book that your whole team should read, drawing upon a standard vocabulary of these tools to build your team practice The reason I say it's uncomfortable is because sure, if you've got 5 people in your startup and you all read the book at the same time and show the same level of compliance to it, you could have a really good dynamic. But for most people working in a large corporate or institutional setting, the reality is that not everyone you collaborate with will be singing from the same hymn sheet. Moreover, a lot of companies these days are using software tools like JIRA, Slack, Miro, HighFive, Monday, Notion, etc. and these automate some of what's outlined in the book through more formal and automated processes. Useful, but not essential.

Hugely insightful and effective. Like most things it’s common sense one you know it. I recommend it almost everyone I meet in the workplace

Book full of useful ideas and tools to help you and your team become more effective.

Have all the books in this series and this was the only one that disappointed. Felt it was a very long winded way of describing a few simple concepts, not rocket science. That said, I really love the other books in this series.

This book is a great starting point if your fresh into a management role but its not a one stop shop. Its quite longwinded in place and having managed teams of between 5 and 90 members some of its practices wouldnt fit. But everything has its time and place and it comes with alot of resources tha would be useful to a fresh faced team manager.

If you are leading a team at your organisation, then this is a book is all you need to your team engaged. There are tons off practical ideas and tools for better communication and build trust within the team. This book is very enjoyable to read and with fun colourful illusions images. Overall, I love this book.

da leggere!

Un libro realmente excelente de principio a fin. Con 5 técnicas esenciales para la gestión de equipos. Un diseño increíble en la línea de los de este equipo y que analiza y da soluciones reales a cómo hacer que un equipo brille.

Un gran libro que ya forma parte de mi colección de Strategyzer. Llegó en tiempo. Sin duda es un contenido de valor.

Came as expected. Very good quality book and can't wait to apply it!

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