The Orange Revolution

How One Great Team Can Transform An Organization

By Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

This is not just a book about ground-breaking teams, this is a great collection of examples garnered from detailed research into the startling statistic that only 20% of teams are working to capacity. Told through stories (I'm a sucker for stories) profiling exemplary companies, they share the characteristics lacking in most teams today. As someone who leads teams (my Vistage groups) I am always eager to garner any new perspectives on how I can be a better leader by inspiring greater teamwork. I believe whether you are a leader of a team in corporate or of a board or even a family, all of their steps are relevant. By fostering these
steps, you formulate better teams. Their studies back up this data.

• Stronger clarity of goals
• Greater trust among team members
• More open and honest dialogue
• Stronger accountability for all team members
• Purpose based recognition of all team members' contributions

THE NEXT TELESEMINAR will be NOVEMBER 24, 2010 at Noon CST

Conversation with Mikki and Dan Barnett
THE CORE OF EXECUTION

NO COST - NO OBLIGATION

I had the party to end all parties so rather than just story-ize (I obviously just made that word up) one of my shoes, let me share the party info with you.

Besides my annual Shoe-per-Bowl party in February, I had a Design-Your-Own-Shoes party with 30 fabulous women. Check out Atelier Shoes ato design YOUR OWN shoes and use the code word MIKKI.

READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE.

"I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land."

 --Jon Stewart

"FAB newsletter!"

It is impossible to lick your elbow

 (Ha, and I know you're all trying as you read this!)

Dave Nelsen
Entrepreneur and Social Media Guide
Dave's formal title is President, Dialog Consulting Group
From 2005 to 2009 he was CEO of TalkShoe, a social media company now serving more than one million monthly listeners...and the fabulous company I use to produce my monthly teleseminars.

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The next Speakers School is in session on 

February 3-5, 2011

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SPEAKERS SCHOOL IS NOW THREE DAYS!

Day One: Presentation Skills
Day Two: Learning Lab (Your opportunity to practice what you learned in Day One. You must have completed Day One to participate.)

Anyone who speaks as a professional, a CEO, a sales exec, etc. in any industry needs this class! Heck, anyone who communicates with the English language could do it better with coaching.

John Wright, CEO