Taking the Funk Out of Dysfunktional Teams: Proven Principles & Strategies to Build World-Class Winning Teams

But when poor communication, lack of trust, conflicting goals and unclear roles collide with personality conflicts, lack of engagement and poor leadership, teamwork can seem utterly impossible. Just like a car needs oil to run effectively and at maximum efficiency, the most successful teams run as well-oiled machines—all members working together harmoniously and without interruption to accomplish a common goal.

In his book, Taking the Funk Out of Dysfunktional Teams, author and leader Jim Miller offers a fresh and creative approach for addressing these issues. With team-building insights born from years of leading and serving on teams of all caliber, Jim offers strategic direction on how to remove the gum that clogs so many teams worldwide and apply the oil to enhance the efficiency of the team.

In this book, you will learn:

• How to navigate and address difficult relational dynamics when they manifest
• How to develop a clear and relationally sensitive process for confronting a team member, as necessary
• How to hire and fire for effect
• How to apply seven powerful communication principles to reduce confusion while increasing team effectiveness
• How to protect your team from being blocked by drama, failed communication, and personality clashes
• How to guide a team through problem-solving, mission-drift, and eventual vision attainment
• And more!