Read Online The Soul of a Team A ModernDay Fable for Winning Teamwork Tony Dungy Nathan Whitaker Books

Product details Hardcover 256 pages Publisher Tyndale Momentum (January 22, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1496413768

The Soul of a Team A ModernDay Fable for Winning Teamwork Tony Dungy Nathan Whitaker Books Reviews

• I took a lot away from this book. As a leader in an organization, there are a ton of great insights into getting everyone on the same page. Filled with examples and strategies to support any organization, even if the premise of the book is football.
• I love everything Tony Dungy writes and I love his approach to leadership and teamwork. This book give this. I love how he uses the fictional football team and season in order to give the proper platform to implement this principles. I highly recommend this book to any leader or team member on any team!
• “What separates the truly great teams from the mediocre ones?” asks Tony Dungy in The Soul of a Team. His answer is “four simple yet highly effective principles — selflessness, ownership, unity, and larger purpose.” The principles form a memorable acronym S.O.U.L.
  
  Here’s how Dungy defines the principles
  
  • Selflessness Putting individual needs aside for the good of the team.
  • Ownership Fulfilling your role by learning it thoroughly and by consistently giving 100 percent.
  • Unity Understanding and rallying around your team’s mission, philosophy, and culture through open communication and positive conflict resolution.
  • Larger Purpose Contributing to the wider community in a lasting and significant way.
  
  Selflessness, ownership, and unity constitute the what of teamwork, but larger purpose constitutes the why. Teams often find that defining their larger purpose is a difficult task, but once they have done so, writes Dungy, that purpose “guides their decision-making, shapes their relationships, and influences their conduct,” as well as gives a team “a vibrancy and sense of worth it wouldn’t otherwise have.”
  
  To illustrate the S.O.U.L. principles, Dungy narrates the turnaround of a fictional football team, the Orlando Vipers, in desperate need of a winning season. The principles themselves are transferable to any endeavor that requires teamwork, however, including ministry. Throughout the book, Dungy’s leadership advice is rooted in his Christian faith.
  
  The Soul of Leadership is written in the vein of Patrick Lencioni’s “leadership fables.” If you like the format of Lencioni’s books — tell a story, then explain its meaning — you may like this one too.
• Larger purpose is to honor God. When we make this the focus SOU will take care of themselves. Blessings will follow.
• Simply a great book. Our entire organization, 350+ business coaches, has read it.
• This book has an excellent message for everyone in every walk of life. The story starts slow and appears to be very pedestrian. However, as the stage is set the message is clear and powerful. It sure is something we need in our world today.
• Coach Dungy has written a very good book that shares his message in a story about an imaginary NFL team. It is a fast read and describes what it takes to bring people together and create team/organization success.
• Great Book to help build your team, the principles are simple yet profound in how they directly impact a teams performance and outcomes. This book is appropriate for all levels from beginning supervisors to the CEO. The best part is its enjoyable read.