You First (PDF)

Five common problems your team is susceptible to--and the
one thing you can do to fix all of them

There are so many ways a team can go wrong. Does your team make
decisions so slowly that nothing ever gets done, or does it go too
fast and miss critical issues that come back to bite you later?
Does your team bicker endlessly or smile and nod while avoiding the
tough issues? Too often, team dysfunction leads to abysmal
productivity and zero innovation for your organization, as well as
misery and wasted time for you. Most team members sit and wait,
feeling trapped in a team that just isn't working. You First:
Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done
presents a radical new idea: you can change your team. Author Liane
Davey shows how you, from any seat at the table, even without
support from your colleagues or your team leader, can transform
even a toxic team. It starts with living up to five
responsibilities that will change the workings of even the most
dysfunctional team.

* Addresses the five most common ways your team can become
toxic

* Gives you a diagnostic to see if your team is at risk

* Doles out practical suggestions to deal with the crisis in the
short-term

* Instructs you on how to disrupt the patterns that leave you in
an endless cycle of dysfunction

* Replaces those patterns with positive interactions and even
productive conflict

* Gives you the right words to say to change your team for the
better--starting today

* Written by Liane Davey, PhD, a highly sought-after consultant
and Principal of Knightsbridge Leadership Solutions and the Vice
President of Global Solutions and Team Effectiveness

Designed for front line employees, middle managers, executives,
or anyone who works regularly in teams, You First will help
you figure out how to make your team happier, healthier, and more
productive.