Her concise coaching notes, wonderfully illustrated by real-life organizational situations, address every aspect of daily team life, including: creating a workable team structure being a valuable team member avoiding common teamwork traps running an effective team meeting making and implementing decisions leading a team.From developing a new team and determining just what kind of game your team is playing - individualistic baseball, interdependent basketball, or tightly orchestrated football - to dealing with personality-based conflicts, knowing when to take a time-out, and honoring a project's most valuable player, Who's Got the Ball? is an invaluable guide to surviving - and thriving - on today's work teams.
"Finally, a book for team members--three cheers for Coach O'Brien!Who's Got the Ball? is an easy, enjoyable, and invigorating bookfilled with powerful, useable, common sense coaching tips. Thisbook should be required reading for all team members in today'sworkforce.'' --Freda M. Peters, vice president, Human Resources,Branson Ultrasonics Corporation, subsidiary of Emerson ElectricCompany
"Who's Got the Ball? is one of the best books on teaming that youwill ever read--clear, insightful, humorous. An excellent handbookfor any business or organization struggling and/or coping withbreaking down barriers and building teams.'' --Hellene S. Runtagh,president & CEO, GE Information Services, Inc.
"Maureen O'Brien is the quintessential coach. She gives teammembers the confidence and motivation to play, helps us build agameplan, shows us the moves, and cheers us on to victory.''--Laura Northup, team member, General Electric
"Who's Got the Ball? is one of the best books on teaming that youwill ever read--clear, insightful, humorous. An excellent handbookfor any business or organization struggling and/or coping withbreaking down barriers and building teams.'' --Hellene S. Runtagh,president & CEO, GE Information Services, Inc.
"Maureen O'Brien is the quintessential coach. She gives teammembers the confidence and motivation to play, helps us build agameplan, shows us the moves, and cheers us on to victory.''--Laura Northup, team member, General Electric