Phillip Sandahl - Teams Unleashed: A Coaching Framework to Release the Power and Human Potential of Work Teams

First published in 2019 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing

An imprint of John Murray Press

An Hachette UK company

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Copyright Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips, 2019

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Sandahl, Phil, author. | Phillips, Alexis, author.

Title: Teams unleashed : a coaching framework to release the power and human potential of work teams / by Phillip Sandahl, Co-founder of Team Coaching International, and Alexis Phillips, Co-founder of Team Coaching International.

Description: Boston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018055785 (print) | LCCN 2018059710 (ebook) | ISBN 9781529337068 (ebook) | ISBN 9781529337075 (library ebook) | ISBN 9781529337044 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Teams in the workplaceManagement. | EmployeesCoaching of.

Classification: LCC HD66 (ebook) | LCC HD66 .S258 2019 (print) | DDC 658.4/022dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018055785

US eBook ISBN 978-1-5293-3706-8

UK eBook ISBN 978-1-5293-3705-1

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The drive to deliver team performance is relentless. The tools to get there are few. Now with Teams Unleashed, Sandahl and Phillips have given us a clear, practical mapa readable resource for more productive team results and truly engaged team culturean exceptional resource for those who work with or lead teams.

Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1
bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and
What Got You Here Wont Get You There

Team coaching is becoming an established discipline and needs practical guides to good practice from highly experienced practitionerswhich is exactly what this book provides!

David Clutterbuck, author of
Coaching the Team at Work

A valuable resource for team coaches and team leaders alike. Teams Unleashed provides practical coaching questions and frameworks, filling a palpable need for team performance in todays ever-changing context.

Jennifer J. Britton, MES, PCC, CHRL, author of
From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and
Group Coaching and Effective Virtual Conversations

This relevant and timely guide poses the coaching questions every business team needs to address before the zombie apocalypse!

Darelyn DJ Mitsch, MCC, author of Zombies to
ZealotsReawaken the Spirit at Work, and creator of
Team Advantagethe complete guide for
team transformation

Still far too many teams at all levels in organizations are performing at less than the sum of their parts. Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips have provided teams and team leaders with a rich panoply of methods and examples that teams can use to liberate their potential, resolve conflicts, and become more creative. Easy to follow and apply, I wish this book was around when I was first a team leader.

Professor Peter Hawkins, author of Leadership Team
Coaching, and Leadership Team Coaching in Practice,
global thought leader in systemic
team coaching

Given the shifting and uncertain landscape of our current world, it is vital that we learn to work together ever more effectively. In Teams Unleashed, authors Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips provide a ground breaking, proven and accessible approach to freeing the phenomenal power and potential of teams. A wonderful book and a great approach to working with teams of people!

Karen and Henry Kimsey-House, Cofounders, The
Co-Active Training Institute and coauthors of
Co-Active Coaching: The Proven Framework
for Transformative Conversations
at Work and in Life

Teams Unleashed is a must read for anyone who is leading or supporting a team in any capacity. As the definitive voices in team coaching, Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips have brought together a simple but powerful framework that will transform how organizations approach developing their teams. As a global business leader, I have seen the successful application of this approach to teams across the world, and personally can attest to the power that these principles have across regions, languages, and cultures. This book not only provides guidance on how to drive greater performance in teams, but more importantly provides the blueprint for what makes people function better as human beings.

Mazher Ahmad, Global Head of Talent Acquisition,
Organizational Development, Culture and
D&I / Leading Life Sciences Company

Building high performance teams has become more and more critical for leaders who face business challenges in todays VUCA world. Teams Unleashed provides a structured and tangible framework to address team high performance from a fundamentally human level and system view. I believe this book will be beneficial for HR and team leaders to build new strengths on teams. It will bring in new perspectives on team dynamics and clear factors on where to focus for team success. It provides practical guidance for those new to team coaching and experienced coaches as well for conscious development of in-depth team coaching competences and skills.

Xie Xue, Talent Development Expert,
Bayer (China) Limited

Teams Unleashed is an essential guide for any practitioner, team leader or team member who is serious about team coaching and maximizing team performance. Sandahl and Phillips approach the complexity of teams with insight and practical guidance drawn from a life time of engagements with real teams from around the world. They share their wisdom and experience in clearly articulated and compelling language and models that make this book both extremely useful and a pleasure to read.

Alexander Caillet, CEOCorentus, Inc.,
Cor (Heart) + Eventus (Results)

In an age when organizations struggle to make the dramatic shift from individual to truly team-centric designs in order to survive, let alone thrive, Teams Unleashed couldnt be more timely. Sandahl and Phillips have curated a treasure trove of insights and practical tools for teams, team leaders and team coaches to navigate this often-times perilous yet ultimately fruitful journey.

Krister Lowe, PhD, Founder, Team Coaching Zone

Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips offer practical wisdom for individuals who want to sharpen their skills in the work of developing team performance. In