Think One Team

Unlock your team’s potential The era of disconnected teams and silo thinking is over. When leaders and teams are not aligned and don’t collaborate effectively, they put the whole organisation at risk. A disjointed organisation frustrates employees, irritates customers and causes countless opportunities to be lost. Think One Team: The Essential Guide to Building and Connecting Teams weaves an engaging narrative that reveals how to free your team and organisation of disunity. Inside this innovative bestseller, you’ll discover how to establish and nurture the mindset and habits of united leadership, cohesive teamwork and a one-team culture. With Think One Team, you will learn a powerful model for five practices that will transform fragmented groups into unified teams. Along the way, you’ll gain vital skills, tools and methods for being a strong team contributor. A revolutionary 90-day plan will guide you in empowering your team and organisation to truly thrive in a rapidly changing world. Discover how to: Replace obsolete silo-based thinking habits with a mindset that embraces and harnesses diversity in all its dimensions Collaborate and co-create to enable agility and adaptability Shape a culture where people achieve more together Lead, build and connect high-performing teams It’s time to unlock the potential in your team and organisation. Through the entertaining story of the Big Jelly Bean Team – and an easy-to-implement model – you’ll learn how to break the cycle of silo-based thinking and empower your team to act as a focused unit. Think One Team is an indispensable resource for creating and sustaining an agile, collaborative culture.

About the Author ix Acknowledgements xi Foreword xiii Introduction xvii Part I: The Story of The Big Jelly Bean Team 1 1 Real Conversations 5 2 Get The Values off The Wall 21 3 The Compelling Case 37 4 The Five Shares 49 5 Engagement Begins 77 6 United Leadership 83 7 One Team Culture 93 8 Transformation — The New Norm 111 9 Acceleration 119 10 Inspiration 123 Part II: The Think One Team Method 131 The Foundation 135 The Learning Loop (ACL) 139 United Leadership 143 Coaching The Culture 149 Strengthening Team-To-Team Collaboration 155 Think One Team Programs 175 Summary 181 Sample Chapter: Toolkit for Turbulence 183