{"product_id":"do-big-things-isbn-9781119361152","title":"Do Big Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring, practical and progress-oriented blueprint for energetic achievement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmid constant swirl, uncertainty, and complexity is your team capable of doing big things? Too often people are pulled together, labeled a “team,” given a directive, and expected to deliver results quickly. Soon, however, due to lack of focus, increasing pressures and competing priorities the team suffers from DSD: distracted, hopelessly stressed and disconnected from one another. Predictably, the team flatlines and the energy needed to succeed is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased upon research of what successful teams do to overcome severe odds, \u003ci\u003eDo Big Things\u003c\/i\u003e presents an intuitive, seven-step process that equips teams with how to quickly and consistently operate in a manner necessary for success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam members develop the self-awareness and ability to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring their best to every situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring out the best in others in every interaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePartner across the business to deliver common objectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with practical tools and engaging stories of teams today, \u003ci\u003eDo Big Things \u003c\/i\u003eequips leaders with “the how” to quickly identify and activate the behaviors needed to achieve more than you or your team ever thought possible. Idea and information exchanges interlock the hand, head and heart of each team member to get everyone moving toward a common goal. Increasingly, individually and collectively, the team becomes emotionally stronger and more productive as they do their work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Big Things \u003c\/i\u003eprovides your team with the common language necessary to be authentic, empathetic and transparent, so that potential barriers to success come to light – faster. This empowers the team to be more accountable with an enterprise mindset, because they can have the profound discussions needed to adapt quicker to unforeseen challenges and demonstrate an innovative reflex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy applying the concepts in this book, the team’s daily interactions are transformed, focus is sustained, and energetic progress toward your goals is triggered. Every member of your team wants to succeed. \u003ci\u003eDo Big Things\u003c\/i\u003e provides a straightforward method to bring greater meaning to the work everyone does so the team delivers extraordinary performance together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou know what your team can achieve—now use the proven method to enable them to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead Me First xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Teams That Do Big Things 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTeams that achieve significant outcomes distinguish themselves by taking seven essential steps. The Do Big Things Framework outlines the steps research shows teams must take to do anything extraordinary (without team members killing themselves in the process).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Teams That Flatline 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe needs of every business have changed, yet most teams in companies go about teaming the same way they did years ago. Organizations fail to realize their potential when teamwork is transactional and diminishes people. The end of teamwork (as we know it) is at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Commit to the Human Imperative 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe first step in the Do Big Things Framework is to identify and align team members to the human behaviors essential for delivering the business imperative. Often born from a sense of caring for one another, this is the transformative thinking in how team members perceive each other that sets the stage for values to be put into action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Embody Success (and Leverage Failure) 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNext, ensure the team personifies the spirit and experience of the success they seek while they pursue their lofty objectives. When excellence is who we are (rather than what we will be someday), then even the hardship we encounter in our journey makes us better and stronger as a team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Choose to Contribute, Activate, and Connect Across the Business 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTeams that do big things have team members who are equipped to make three specific decisions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Contributor Decision: I choose to bring my best to this situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Activator Decision: I choose to bring out the best in others in every interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Connector Decision: We choose to partner across the business to deliver our shared objective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Exercise Your Barrier-Breaking Authority 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDetermine what stands between the team and success—both real and perceived. Then enable the team to control what they can control, and move issues forward faster by acting upon their inherent authority to choose their response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Focus on What Matters 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eUse the 3 Mind Factors to concentrate on and deliver what causes big things to be achieved: the relationships and teamwork necessary to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Energize Around a Shared Reality 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eUse the Energy Map to make sure the team can tell the truth and function with authenticity. Effectively guide the focus and the common language essential to elevate how team members interact with one another. This step facilitates the needed skills of adaptability and accountability required to do big things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Mobilize Hearts and Minds Forward 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEmpower the team to create and own their role in delivering a stronger future. Use Questions That Trigger Hearts and Minds so everyone internalizes and delivers the team’s business imperative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Is Your Team Ready to Do Big Things? 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWill the team overcome hidden forces in the culture that sabotage best efforts and destroy teams? Where does your team currently stand in its strength and ability to do big things? Answer these questions by using the simple Team Heart Quotient to assess how ready your team is to do big things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Big Things Will Your Team Do? 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and List of Tools 225\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\u003cb\u003eCRAIG W. ROSS\u003c\/b\u003e is CEO at Verus Global. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eONE Team, Degrees of Strength,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStomp the Elephant in the Office\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANGELA V. PACCIONE\u003c\/b\u003e is senior director of client partnerships at Verus Global. She is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eONE Team\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVICTORIA L. ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e is president at Verus Global, responsible for the execution and scaling of growth strategy.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour team has a big job to do—against swirling priorities, rapid change, seemingly impossible deadlines, and (for most) a culture where the value of people is questioned. Most teams are formed by groups of people forced to work together who use outdated or even destructive ways of working with others. With scarce resources, it means most teams are destined to flatline and fail. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though everyone knows what traits successful teams share—such as trust, collaboration, vision, accountability, empowerment, and communication—the distressing truth is few people know how to quickly put those traits into practice. How will you activate the talent your team possesses so you can deliver on expectations? To prove your value to the organization demands you have a proven solution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on twenty-five years of empirical data across as many industries from companies of all sizes, \u003ci\u003eDo Big Things \u003c\/i\u003edecodes a once mystifying formula—a pattern of thinking and behaving teams have utilized in all arenas to overcome extraordinary challenges, deliver big outcomes, and with team members who have their whole heart in it. With this book, your team can replicate the powerful and sustainable framework that enables team members to inherently practice the traits you know are essential to deliver transformative outcomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seven steps in the Do Big Things (DBT) Framework put a tangible road map at your fingertips, so your team can use every interaction to model the thinking and actions needed to succeed in today’s pressurized workplace. In clear, logical discussions, the authors explain each part of the framework with experienced insight and illuminating examples from the real world so you can seamlessly implement it with your team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce team members are equipped with the DBT Framework, team members will better: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel the self-awareness, emotional courage, and integrity necessary to bring their best to every interaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrate the empathy and transparency necessary to activate and bring out the best in others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunction with an enterprise mindset, so, as one team, you can connect across the business with other teams to deliver shared objectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf your instincts tell you that you can develop your team’s heart, talent, and potential to do extraordinary things, trust them. 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