Is your team stuck? Teams dominate the landscape of most organizations these days. And yet far too many teams are on autopilot-uninspired, passive, treading water. The potential of a team of talented, committed people is boundless-so what's standing in the way?
The authors of this book have worked with team members in all kinds of Christian organizations, and they've served on countless teams themselves. In The Resilience Factor, they distill their experience and wisdom into practical steps that both inspire and equip teams to move from floundering to flourishing. Filled with examples of top-performing teams, individual and group reflection questions, diagnostics tools, and team activities, The Resilience Factor promises to become the go-to resource for leaders in Christian organizations who want to take their team to the next level.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Tod Bolsinger
Introduction: Why You Need The Resilience Factor
Movement 1: Pray and Assess Your Situation (Steps 1–5)
You Can Build a Resilient Team That Can Face Anything
Movement 2: Clarify Your Purpose (Steps 6–10)
Your Team's Purpose Could Be So Clear That It Compels Extraordinary Commitment
Movement 3: Gather an All-Star Cast (Steps 11–15)
You Don't Have to Settle—You Can Build a Team of Top Performers
Movement 4: Get to Work (Steps 16–20)
You Can Maximize the Impact of Your Limited Team-Building Time
Movement 5: Design Killer Meetings (Steps 21–25)
You Can Create Meetings Your Team Actually Wants to Attend
Movement 6: Sharpen Your Team (Steps 26–30)
Your Team Can Serve as a Powerful Leadership Development Incubator
Movement 7: Pursue Meaningful Accountability (Steps 31–35)
You Can Craft a More Meaningful Team Scorecard
Movement 8: Reproduce Your Impact (Steps 36–40)
You (and Your Team) Have More in You Than You Realize
Afterword—Anticipate the Next Step and Beyond
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Notes
References
About the Author :
Tod Bolsinger is the founder and principal at AE Sloan Leadership Inc., the executive director of the DePree Center Church Leadership Institute, and associate professor of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary. He is the author of Canoeing the Mountains and Tempered Resilience. Tod and his wife, Beth, split their time between Pasadena, California, and Ketchum, Idaho.
Ryan T. Hartwig currently serves as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California. He is also the author of Teams That Thrive (with Warren Bird) and Leading Small Groups That Thrive.
Léonce B. Crump Jr. is the founder and senior pastor of Renovation Church in Atlanta, a member of the Acts 29 church-planting network. A former NFL football player, he is also the author of Renovate.
Warren Bird is research director for Leadership Network and has authored or coauthored over twenty books for ministry leaders, including Teams That Thrive (with Ryan T. Hartwig).
Review :
"Drawing on solid business principles, the authors take a practical stance toward team unity and dispense plenty of brass tacks advice, much of which applies regardless of faith . . . Christian leaders looking to refresh their organization’s approach will want to check this out."
