{"product_id":"the-power-of-a-positive-team-isbn-9781119430247","title":"The Power of a Positive Team","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore than 200,000 sold\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book about teams to help teams become more positive, united and connected.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorldwide bestseller — the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Bus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Positive Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e shares the proven principles and practices that build great teams - and provides practical tools to help teams overcome negativity and enhance their culture, communication, connection, commitment and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJon Gordon doesn’t just research the keys to great teams, he has personally worked with some of the most successful teams on the planet and has a keen understanding of how and why they became great. In \u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon draws upon his unique team building experience as well as conversations with some of the greatest teams in history in order to provide an essential framework, filled with proven practices, to empower teams to work together more effectively and achieve superior results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilizing examples from the writing team who created the hit show Billions, the National Champion Clemson Football team, the World Series contending Los Angeles Dodgers, The Miami Heat and the greatest beach volleyball team of all time to Navy SEAL’s, Marching bands, Southwest Airlines, USC and UVA Tennis, Twitter, Apple and Ford, Jon shares innovative strategies to transform a group of individuals into a united, positive and powerful team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJon not only infuses this book with the latest research, compelling stories, and strategies to maintain optimism through adversity… he also shares his best practices to transform negativity, build trust (through his favorite team building exercises) and practical ways to have difficult conversations—all designed to make a team more positive, cohesive, stronger and better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team\u003c\/i\u003e also provides a blueprint for addressing common pitfalls that cause teams to fail—including complaining, selfishness, inconsistency, complacency, unaccountability—while offering  solutions to enhance a team’s creativity, grit, innovation and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is meant for teams to read together. It’s written in such a way that if you and your team read it together, you will understand the obstacles you will face and what you must do to become a great team. If you read it together, stay positive together, and take action together you will accomplish amazing things TOGETHER.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo One Creates Success Alone 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Power of Positive 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Positive Teams Create Positive Cultures 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Your Culture 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Is Dynamic, Not Static 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Your Bus Great 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Your Culture a Priority 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvest in the Root 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecide to Be Vitamin C 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power Is on the Inside 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do We Want to Be? 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Positive Teams Work Together toward a Shared Vision with a Greater Purpose 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShared Vision 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreater Purpose 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose-Driven Goals 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision + Mission 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelescope and Microscope 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Billions and Winning Gold 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World’s Largest Family 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Table 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep Your Vision and Purpose Alive 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Your Vision and Purpose Come Alive 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Word 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Sure Everyone Is on the Bus 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone Means Everyone 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Positive Teams Work Together with Optimism, Positivity, and Belief 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay Positive Together 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelieve Together 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncourage Each Other 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeed the Positive Dog 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalk to Yourself 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReplace Have To with Get To 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake the Next Opportunity Great 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eL.O.S.S. 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShark or Goldfish 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThink Like Rookies 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefeat Murphy 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside Out 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistort Reality 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFear or Faith 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Positivity Experiment 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Stop Believing 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best Is Yet to Come 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Positive Teams Transform and Remove Negativity 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Energy Vampires Allowed 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Starts at the Culture Level 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Step Is Transformation 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemove the Negativity 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Not Okay to Be Moody 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplement the No Complaining Rule 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeed and Feed 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Conflict 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Positive Teams Communicate and Connect 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnection Is the Difference between Good and Great 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Starts with Communication 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere There Is a Void, Negativity Will Fill It 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFill the Void 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-on-One Communication 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Don’t We Communicate? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn a Scale of 1 to 10 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListening Enhances Communication 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicate to Connect 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Beats Talent When Talent Isn’t a Team 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam + Talent 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Building 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Worth It 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Grit 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Positive Teams Commit and Care 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay Your Notes 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam First 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe before Me 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommitment Recognizes Commitment 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommitting Makes Everyone Better 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServe to Be Great 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommit to Your Team 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo You Care? 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare More 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCraftsmen and Craftswomen 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Can’t Fake It 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Positive Teams Are Always Striving to Get Better 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe One Percent Rule 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwn the Boat 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElite of the Elite 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove and Accountability 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily and Team 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove Tough 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Discontent 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTell-the-Truth Mondays 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave the Difficult Conversations 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike versus Love 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForged in the Fire 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 We Are Better Together 133 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMeraki 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You a Real Team? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Thoughts about Teamwork 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet us help you build a Positive, United,and Connected Team 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of a Positive Team Resources 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive U 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Books by Jon Gordon 153\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJON GORDON's\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 15 books including 5 bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Positive Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e. All published by Wiley. Jon invites you to visit and connect with him at JonGordon.com or on Twitter @JonGordon11.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorldwide bestseller—the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Bus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Positive Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e shares the proven principles and practices that build great teams and provides practical tools to help teams overcome negativity and enhance their culture, communication, connection, commitment and performance.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Gordon doesn't just research the keys to great teams.He has personally worked with some of the most successful teams on the planet and has a keen understanding of how and why they became great. In \u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team,\u003c\/i\u003e Jon draws upon his unique team building experience as well as conversations with some of the greatest teams in history in order to provide an essential framework filled with proven practices to empower teams to work together more effectively and achieve superior results.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing examples from the writing team who created the hit show \u003ci\u003eBillions\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Champion Clemson Football team, the World Series contending Los Angeles Dodgers, the Miami Heat and the greatest beach volleyball team of all time to Navy SEAL's, Marching bands, Southwest Airlines, USC and UVA Tennis, Google, Apple and Ford, Jon shares innovative strategies to trans- form a group of individuals into a united, positive and powerful team.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon not only infuses this book with the latest research, compelling stories, and strategies to maintain optimism through adversity... he also shares his best practices to transform negativity, build trust (through his favorite team building exercises), and offers practical ways to have difficult conversations—all designed to make a team more positive, cohesive, stronger and better.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team\u003c\/i\u003e also provides a blueprint for addressing common pitfalls that cause teams to fail—including complaining, selfishness, inconsistency, complacency, and unaccountability—while offering solutions to enhance a team's creativity, grit, innovation and growth.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book meant for teams to read together. It's written in such a way that if you and your team read it together you will understand the obstacles you will face and what you must do to become a great team. If you read it together, stay positive together, and take action together you will accomplish amazing things TOGETHER.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cb\u003eTHE POWER OF A POSITIVE TEAM\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We all know it is all about talented people 'working together' to create something very special: government, business, sports, and life. Jon Gordon really captures the power of positive 'working together principles and practices' and includes a positive disciplined process and expected behaviors that all teams can use immediately!\" \u003cb\u003e—Alan Mulally,\u003c\/b\u003e president and CEO of Boeing and Ford, retired, and board member of Alphabet\/Google, Mayo Clinic, and Carbon3D  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jon and his principles have been very helpful to me and my team. I encourage you to read this book and discover the keys to building a great team.\" \u003cb\u003e—Dave Roberts,\u003c\/b\u003e manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eEnergy Bus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Complaining Rule\u003c\/i\u003e transformed my work and family life and this book gives us practical ways to put \u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team\u003c\/i\u003e into action. So many of Jon Gordon's best practices are alive and well at The Golf Channel. \u003ci\u003eThe Power of a Positive Team\u003c\/i\u003e will be our must-read this year! This is a must-read for corporate, sports teams... even families.\" \u003cb\u003e—Molly Solomon,\u003c\/b\u003e executive producer, \u003ci\u003eThe Golf Channel\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An actionable guide to energizing your team.\" \u003cb\u003e —Adam Grant,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGive and Take, Originals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOption B\u003c\/i\u003e with   Sheryl Sandberg  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love this book by my good friend Jon Gordon. My experience has taught me that a team can do great things but a positive team can do extraordinary things. Jon does a great job of articulating so many different examples of this. I have no doubt the lessons in this book will help you and your team reach your potential.\" \u003cb\u003e—Dabo Swinney,\u003c\/b\u003e head coach, Clemson Football  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jon has a special gift for articulating the principles and values that help guide great teams and organizations in a positive authentic way. These values are instrumental in helping develop a connected environment. There is something special about being a part of something bigger than yourself and the star of the team is the team. Jon's books have been especially helpful and influential for the Rams and how we want to operate daily.\" \u003cb\u003e —Sean McVay,\u003c\/b\u003e head coach of the Los Angeles Rams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990316892389,"sku":"NP9781119430247","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119430247.jpg?v=1761787329","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-power-of-a-positive-team-isbn-9781119430247","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}