Teams Unlimited: How the Skills of Seamanship Can Be Applied in Business Management.

Teams Unlimited is a very informative book for business persons who wish to learn about sailing and for sailing enthusiasts who want to learn about business teams. Written by a father and son team the setting of a competitive sailing boat is used to convey the key elements of successful team management. The perfect match of the two arenas makes for a very interesting book. Nowhere is the team more important than on a yacht at sea, where the very survival of the crew can depend on their ability to work together as a team, to follow orders when appropriate, and to contribute to solutions in often unpredictable circumstances. The setting is used to demonstrate how exceptional team planning will bring together a group of people with intertwined complementary skills who, inspired and directed by an astute leader, can jointly and collectively make up a team whose output will be greater than the sum of the skills that the individuals bring to the group. They show how it matters little whether a team is a racing crew or a business group - the positive benefits of team synergy are just as obvious, as are the negative effects of poor interpersonal relationships that develop a culture of compromise. The crew that achieves synergy optimizes its performance; the crew that compromises limits its performance. The book is filled with team management tips and techniques that can be used in any setting. Teams Unlimited is an entertaining and practical book which provides a very instructive new approach to team management that you can deploy in almost any situation. The fact that you will learn a good deal of sailing and seamanship is simply an added bonus.