New Business Book Summary Explains How to Create Passion-Driven Teams

IPSWICH, Mass. - Sept. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Business Book Summary of Creating Passion-Driven Teams

EBSCO Publishing has just released a new book summary. Creating Passion-Driven Teams by Dan Bobinski is a how-to guide for managers and leaders to help them eliminate micromanaging, become stronger and more respected leaders, and increase the passion and engagement in their teams. Bobinski believes that people cannot force passion; instead, it must come from within. Managers and leaders can create the right conditions for that passion to emerge naturally in each of their team members by following the techniques discussed in this book. The benefits of a passion-driven team are practically endless and should be the goal of every manager and leader.

Dan Bobinski offers readers the following advice:

·         Great managers spend time being “Builders” who mentor team members and build them up to become valued members of the company with a passion for their work.

·         Organizations need clearly defined job duties and responsibilities for all team members.

·         Positions should be classified as either leadership, management, or front-line employees. Each classification should understand what its raw product is, what its process is, and what its outcome should be.

·         Micromanagers are often front-line employees who are promoted to management and not given the training needed to understand their new roles.

·         Micromanagers thrive on hearing that they are doing a good job, and they often step in to fix things their employees should be responsible for.

·         To stop micromanagement, managers should be trained to think differently about their roles and to understand that a new set of core competencies are expected of them.

·         People with higher Emotional Intelligence scores are often better managers than people with lower scores.

·         Regular communication, even casual “water cooler conversations,” are good opportunities for managers to keep team members in the loop and motivated.

·         When managers delegate tasks, they should delegate responsibility, authority, and accountability.

·         Meetings should always have a purpose.

·         Good listening skills are essential in gaining the trust of team members.

·         Conflict should never be allowed to fester; it should be dealt with quickly and openly.

·         Good training programs can save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars by reducing employee turnover rates.

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