{"product_id":"team-turnarounds-isbn-9781118144787","title":"Team Turnarounds","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow any manager can turn a struggling team into business champs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eIn today’s uncertain economic environment, teams are asked to do more with less. With resources stretched thin, turning around a struggling team has never been harder, and managers must work to identify and maximize whatever potential strengths a team already has. As sports fans already know, behind every great underdog story is a leader who roots out the competitive advantage that will propel the team to victory. In \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Frontiera and Dan Leidl share how this fine art of the turnaround really works, from how to inspire the team to the actual tools for change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough interviews with team managers and turnaround masters in the NFL, MLB, and the NCAA, as well as managers at top global firms who have successfully reversed their fortunes, they show the six steps every team takes to make a 180 in their performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Presents a six-step model for turnarounds in any organization, based on the authors’ extensive research with owners and general managers of sport franchises in the MLB, NFL, and NBA\u003cbr\u003e •    Features first-hand accounts of sport turnarounds, from the legendary worst-to-first story of Bill Polian and the Indianapolis Colts to Jeffrey Lurie’s efforts to transform the Philadelphia Eagles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Offers behind-the-scenes accounts of effective turnarounds at major organizations like Dominos Pizza, Juniper Networks, iContact, and the Broadway play, \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No matter how bad the circumstances, how awful the performance, or how far shares have plummeted, \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e shows how any organization can make the climb back up to the top.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Adversity Introduces Us to Ourselves vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Stage I – Leading Past Losing 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Stage II – Committing to Growth 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Stage III – Changing Behaviors 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Stage IV – Embracing Adversity 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Stage V – Achieving Success 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Stage VI – Nurturing a Culture of Excellence 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Team Turnaround Workbook 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“A great book to read... it drilled down into those subtle aspects of any organization's success [and] gave me a toolkit that I can use to engage and enroll all the teams that I'm a part of. …I'd recommend \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e as a business book that you read for yourself and share with your associates and team members.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—BusinessInsider.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Pick up a copy of \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e to discover the six stages that almost all underperforming teams go through. From state governments to sports teams and corporations, all teams have experienced defeat or, at the very least, lackluster performance. In \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e, Frontiera and Leidl detail memorable transformation stories and give readers a personal guide for revamping our own teams.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Marshall Goldsmith, author, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“As a member of the New England Patriots and an alumnus of Tufts University's lacrosse program, I've been in the trenches with organizations fighting to get ahead and striving for the winner's circle. \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e advances a developmental process that not only captures how to be a winner, but also uses everyday stories to guide people with big goals forward and motivate any leader to strive to be greater.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dan Kraft, New England Patriots\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling look at how great teams stick together and persevere through the toughest times and emerge victorious, whether it’s in sports or the competitive world of business.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dave Brandon, director of athletics, The University of Michigan, and chairman of the board, Domino’s Pizza, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e is a great tool for all managers who find themselves faced with intractable problems. The advice and insight provided in the book are tremendously helpful and inspiring for executives with underperforming components. Read it and win!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Oliver Luck, athletic director, West Virginia University, and former president and CEO, NFL Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Recovering quickly from adversity is what separates the best from everyone else. \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e has the formula and the tools to execute a team’s recovery. Read this book, and then do the outstanding worksheets at the back, to own your own team’s turnaround.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Molly Fletcher, sports agent, and author, \u003ci\u003eThe Business of Being the Best\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e is thought-provoking, insightful, practical, and readable. It will give you all of the tools necessary to lead a team, especially during a crisis. It should be a must-read for all CEOs and leaders, and I am going to make it required reading for our management and leadership teams at NetCom Learning.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Russell Sarder, author, and CEO, NetCom Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An elegantly simple and powerful model for lifting team performance.  Having led and helped to engineer turnarounds in both the corporate world and the non-profit world, I can say that \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e captures well what leaders need to do. Well done!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Douglas R. Conant, former president and CEO, Campbell Soup Company, and author, \u003ci\u003eTouchPoints\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Many who have participated on teams understand the stark difference between winning and losing, but few understand the dynamics required to alter a team’s performance and affect the outcome. \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for anyone looking to better understand team dynamics and how to improve their team’s performance.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Joseph J. Beneducci, chairman, president \u0026amp; CEO, ProSight Specialty Insurance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Frontiera\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDaniel Leidl\u003c\/b\u003e??co-manage Meno Consulting, a firm that focuses on culture turnarounds, team development, and leadership development.??Both hold PhDs from West Virginia University, where they serve as adjunct professors in??the Leadership Studies program. They also??write for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e \"On Leadership\" series, among other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information, please visit www.menoconsulting.com.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's uncertain economic environment, teams are constantly asked to do more with less. Yet with resources stretched thin, turning around a struggling team has never been harder. Managers must work to identify and maximize whatever potential strengths a team already has. As sports fans already know, behind every great underdog story is a leader who roots out the competitive advantage that propels the team to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Frontiera and Dan Leidl share how this fine art of the turnaround really works, from how to inspire the team to the actual tools for change. Through interviews with team managers and turnaround masters in the NFL, MLB, and the NCAA, as well as managers at top global firms who have successfully reversed their fortunes, they show the six steps every team takes to make a 180 in performance:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeading Past Losing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommitting to Growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChanging Behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmbracing Adversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAchieving Success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNurturing a Culture of Excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the legendary worst-to-first story of Bill Polian and the Indianapolis Colts to Jeffrey Lurie's efforts to transform the Philadelphia Eagles, \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e features first-hand accounts of how the best team managers brought about their teams' comebacks. In the business realm, \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e offers candid, behind-the-scenes stories of successful turnaround executives and the obstacles they faced at major organizations like Domino's Pizza, Juniper Networks, iContact, and even the Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd since every team's turnaround is unique, the book features the tools needed to start an organizational 180—from leaders' action plans to thought-provoking group exercises—to help leaders and their teams create their own turnaround stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo matter how bad the circumstances, how awful the performance, or how far shares have plummeted, \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e shows how any organization can make the climb back up to the top.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn today's uncertain economic environment, teams are constantly asked to do more with less. Yet with resources stretched thin, turning around a struggling team has never been harder. Managers must work to identify and maximize whatever potential strengths a team already has. As sports fans already know, behind every great underdog story is a leader who roots out the competitive advantage that propels the team to victory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Frontiera and Dan Leidl share how this fine art of the turnaround really works, from how to inspire the team to the actual tools for change. Through interviews with team managers and turnaround masters in the NFL, MLB, and the NCAA, as well as managers at top global firms who have successfully reversed their fortunes, they show the six steps every team takes to make a 180 in performance: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading Past Losing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommitting to Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eChanging Behaviors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbracing Adversity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchieving Success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNurturing a Culture of Excellence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the legendary worst-to-first story of Bill Polian and the Indianapolis Colts to Jeffrey Lurie's efforts to transform the Philadelphia Eagles, \u003ci\u003eTeam Turnarounds\u003c\/i\u003e features first-hand accounts of how the best team managers brought about their teams' comebacks. 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