Building Top-Performing Teams

Lucy Widdowson MSc MCC ACTC FCIPD is an accredited executive and team coach, Director of Performance Edge and a lead tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School, UK. During her 30 year corporate career, she has worked as a HR Director and is a UK board member for team coaching for the ICF.Paul J Barbour MSc PCC ACTC CBP is an accredited executive and team coach, with 20 years prior experience leading businesses and teams in Kerry Group plc. A writer and speaker with strong interests in human collaboration and conflict resolution, he is also a lead tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School, UK.

"Building Top-Performing Teams isn't just another book about teamwork-it's a game plan for turning a group of individuals into a truly connected, high-performing unit. Lucy and Paul bring a fresh, no-nonsense approach to team coaching, breaking down why so many teams struggle and, more importantly, how to fix it. With compelling stories and actionable strategies, they show how to turn dysfunction into synergy, hesitation into trust and average performance into something exceptional. If you're tired of teams that just go through the motions and ready to build one that actually thrives, start here."

• Chapter - 01: Introduction – why the world needs top-performing teams and the argument for team coaching;Chapter - 02: Beyond tools and techniques;Chapter - 03: Team coaching frameworks, models and approaches;Chapter - 04: The purpose driven team;Chapter - 05: Team identity;Chapter - 06: Team values and beliefs;Chapter - 07: Team awareness;Chapter - 08: Team relatedness;Chapter - 09: Team ways of working;Chapter - 10: Team transformation;Chapter - 11: Team Coach Development;Chapter - 12: Conclusion – what does the future require of team coaching?