Paul L. Marciano - SuperTeams

Dr. Paul Marcianos latest book, SuperTeams, takes his bestselling concept of RESPECT one step furtherTeamMe becomes TeamWe. Dr. Paul helps us better understand that teamwork is about relying on the strengths of each member through innovative cross-organizational ways. A must-read for anyone working collaboratively on a team or just trying to get along better with others.

Gigi Schweikert, author of Becoming a Team Player

For the great leaders who value continuous learning, this is a magnificent book that teaches not only the what of performance excellence in great leaders and teams, but also the why and how to achieve it. It is learning that takes great leaders to yet another level of performance excellence. As Paul and Clinton write: The RESPECT Model is an actionable philosophyit is about acting in ways that actually demonstrate respect. This is the stuff of greatness. Just as Jim Collins took us from Good to Great, Paul has done the same in taking us from individual to team.

Michael M. Reuter, Director, Center for Leadership Development, Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University

The authors have taken the innovative and people-focused RESPECT system and brilliantly applied it to the challenges of assembling, managing, and inspiring high-performing teams. Dr. Marcianos RESPECT framework lends itself very naturally to this detailed and thoughtful manual for evaluating and improving teams. Virtually every team and manager has something to learn from this impressive compilation of best practices and insightful recommendations.

Krishnan Ramaswami, Partner, Vicente Capital

In my job, transforming a good team into a SuperTeam involves first exploring new things such as principles, knowledge, and behaviors and then entwining them in business and personal levels. SuperTeams altered my perspective in both areas. To me its not just a great book. Its the absolute manual to exceeding my clients expectations in team engagement and bottom-line results.

Yiannis Koutsoumaris, Managing Partner and Behavioral Master Coach, inwards

The book introduces a new-age strategy for development of commonsense values across corporate cultures. It is a great book about the anatomy of pure human respect, a base-stone of corporate values and sustainable team results. I appreciate the ability of the authors to develop a number of simple, practical, and ready-to-use tools. I was able to use them right away in my team. SuperTeams is also a new challenge for HR: developing teams with large added value to the company.

Dr. Kiril Ribarov, Head of Training and Development Department, CEZ Group

At the end of the day it is teams, whether tightly or loosely coupled, that drive business success. Extending the RESPECT Model to teams in many ways completes the toolkit leaders need to fully engage their workforce and help their organizations thrive. Ive found the explanations and discussions in SuperTeams straightforward, practical, and extremely relevant to the challenges of the modern workplace. I would encourage all leaders to embrace the lessons and principles explained here to create powerful workplaces with exceptional performance.

William F. Hills, Senior Vice President, Information Services, Navy Federal Credit Union

Paul and Clinton provide a road map we can all use when constructing teams in our organizations. The fundamental principle of success is built around respect! Without that foundation, I am not sure success is achievable.

Peggy McGrane, HR Director, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC

Marciano and Wingrove bring proven strategies to life with real-world examples drawn from experiences working with successful teams. This book provides an excellent training model that organizations can both appreciate and easily implement to engage their teams in becoming SuperTeams!

Diane Piraino-Koury, McDonalds Owner/Operator

Dr. Paul Marciano has done it again. Not only does he make the case for how lack of respect is at the heart of most of our toughest leadership and teamwork problems, but he offers practical, easy-to-implement steps to improve in both areas. I highly recommend this book.

Jack Nestor, HR Director, DPT Laboratories

Move over forming, storming, norming, and performing, theres a new approach to team performance called RESPECT. Marciano and Wingrove provide a fresh new model that all leaders can use to turn average teams into SuperTeams.

Kevin Kruse, New York Times bestselling author of We

Practical and valuable. Paul and Clinton provide methods to help create, motivate, and sustain SuperTeams that consistently deliver and exceed customer expectations. I was able to apply the learnings right away and see the difference in the performance of my teams.

Michelle Mosolgo, Executive Director Enterprise Programs, Merck

This book conveys the extraordinary power of the RESPECT Model of team development. The book confirms something that Caliper has found through years of research: that when people are treated with respect, they work harder and truly create SuperTeams. SuperTeams should be readby everyone involved in creating or building teams.

Herb Greenberg, PhD, CEO and Founder, Caliper

Leadership is the absolute key to business success. Leaders form strategy and create strong and committed teams of talented and motivated people that produce extraordinary business success. Paul and Clinton have covered this critical aspect eloquently in their bookignore it at your peril!

Roger Phillips, former CEO, Iveco Ford Ltd.

SuperTeams makes clear two important and interconnected ideasthat the success of teams in all kinds of organizations is dependent on the relationships among team members and that all team members play a crucial role building and maintaining those relationships. Full of practical advice and interactive exercises, SuperTeams is a resource that leaders, managers, and team members can return to time and again as they strive to create and maintain the context for success.

Jim Dlugos, President, Saint Josephs College of Maine

Marciano and Wingrove provide an indispensable guide for all team members and leaders seeking to create a SuperTeam and exceed their customers expectations.

Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Love Em or Lose Em

Running a company of any size requires knowing how to manage people effectively. Without exception, my colleagues and I prefer leadership to managementalthough managing has its place. But I want to be a great leader, and SuperTeams reinvigorates me to do those important activities to bring out the best in my teams. SuperTeams teaches me to return to important leadership activities such as sharing my long-term vision consistentlyall the way through living the values and behaviors by which my organization will thrive. In my opinion, this is a great book for every business leader. However, this is required reading for small businesses who want tremendous tools to help them unleash their teams performance.

Daniel J. Rehal, President, Vision2Voice

Copyright 2014 by Paul L. Marciano and Clinton Wingrove. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 978-0-07-182938-0