Team Building at it's finest!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I recommend this audiobook to anyone in any managerial position. In the last week, I've implemented some of the amazing strategies provided by the author to AMAZING results. I don't know where else I could have found something that offered such results in such a short amount of time. It's helped me not only in creating a better team but in making me more confident as a manager.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

Improve Your Team, Start Winning!

I'm a team manager in an office and I've always struggled with leading efficiently and effectively so I thought it was time to do something about it. I bought this book and couldn't have been happier!
Not only did it help me improve my leadership skills, it also taught me a range of motivational strategies that I passed on to my team to make everyone work that little bit harder! We've been achieving so much more ever since!
I'd definitely recommend this book!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

How to Build a Winning Team

What did you like most about Team Building?

I especially liked the fun and the relaxing ice breaker games suggested by the author. This helps to motivate the team members and practice a better communication among them.

Any additional comments?

Team Building by Ace McCloud is an amazing book that shows how to build and manage successful teams more easily. Being a team leader brings a lot of responsibilities with multiple roles. This book can help a team leader enhance his/her skills by giving new ideas, suggestions and strategies to lead the team, inspire, motivate, and organise them.
The 5 stages of team development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Dispending) are explained very well and one can learn a lot from them.
Communication is key and definitely setting a good example is a must!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

A small book with the potential for a big impact.

Where does Team Building rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is my first audio book but I will be coming back for more if the standard is always this high. I was pleased at how informative and relevant this book was.

What did you like best about this story?

"Team Building” covers an extensive range of necessary leadership skills and communicates them in a clear and concise manner. It is current and relevant. It offers genuine advice to help the leader to work towards success and to take their team with them.

What about Joshua Mackey’s performance did you like?

It was enthusiastic and motivating. His tone was clear and made it easy to focus on the content and the message of the book.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Building a Culture of Excellence

Any additional comments?

"Team Building” is a compact, informative guide focused how to achieve excellent team leading standards. It is a great resource of information and inspiration. It has equal appeal for both aspiring leaders in offering valuable insight and for existing leaders to help them to re-evaluate their roles. A hugely beneficial read.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

Effective Team Building Tips!

Any additional comments?

All my life, I have been the kind of person who prefers to follow orders than to lead. I just found it a lot easier to wait and be given instructions on what to do rather than stressing myself out for handling a group of people. Just recently, I was given a task which is really new to me. It is to train a few of our newly hired employees at work. Obviously, being a follower in most circumstances did not help my situation. So when I got home, I went to search some useful tips online and that’s how I came across this book here on Audible.

I was able to apply the tips I have learned from this book for our team building, and oh boy, my boss was really impressed with our new staff’s progress (thanks to me)! Don’t get me wrong but I was also shocked with the outcome! This book actually made me realise that I am actually an effective leader as much as I am as a follower. I think it is time to have a change of mindset!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

A Gem of a Book on Team Building

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. In fact, I have already been pushing this book to several colleagues and people I know in business. All of them, I am sure, will benefit from this guide and I am confident they will thank me in the near future.

What other book might you compare Team Building to, and why?

Due to my position at work I have read a number of books on how to develop good working relationships in a team and I can honestly say no other guide sets out its advice as clearly and concisely as this one.

What about Joshua Mackey’s performance did you like?

Joshua Mackey helps keep the listener interested at all times and just waiting for some more great advice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There was nothing that particularly moved me, but there were many great examples that really chimed with my own experiences in and leading teams. I wish I had listened to this book many years ago - it would have saved me a lot of trouble!

Any additional comments?

A great book for anyone who wants to improve the way they work with others!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Great tips for sucessfull team building.

What made the experience of listening to Team Building the most enjoyable?

McCloud highlights that crucial is building your team from most enthusiastic people. Build strong relationships because it helps to work more efficient. You can celebrate success also outside the workplace. It boosts your team. I like this idea and find is very effective in my team.

What other book might you compare Team Building to, and why?

Definitely "Success" and "Motivation" by Ace McCloud because all audiobooks contain strategy how to be self-motivated, well organized and positive about reaching your target. All books have the same type of audience that can be people who want to be successful in their lives, achieve their goals.

What about Joshua Mackey’s performance did you like?

I like Joashua Mackey performance because his timing and speed of reading is very accurate, not too fast and not too slow. He makes enough pauses to makes a notes and go to another chapter. Very clear, enthusiastic and easy to follow narrator.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I like the most handy formula to work smart not hard and treating your team with trust and respect. Brainstorming how your team can work the most effectively. Let your team members learn from each other. You can work hard to discourage complaining, work in the future in mind.
Activities and challenges help you to motivate and inspired your team. Nice exercise is to tell your college good things about him. Writing personal mission statement and read them out loud. Funny is also stick your statements on the wall above others statements as high as you can, when you can use chair or others tools.

Any additional comments?

“Team building” by Ace McCloud presents how to be a good team leader. You have to interview and recruit good people, how to negotiate, problems’ solving and help people in their personal development. 5 stages of team development forming – when they meet first time, storming – transition to regular group of people, norming – team starts to reach their goals, performing – seriously making progress and doing challenging tasks, dispending – when team reached targets.
"Team building" presents also core Values of the team: communication, control, creativity, competence, collaboration, clarity, commitment.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Team building masterclass!

What a helpful and enduringly challenging book. I manage a team of independent contractors within my small business and found this audiobook to be a goldmine of inspirational and well-conceived ideas for promoting strength and health in all aspects of teamwork. Ace McCloud looks closely at building a team throughout each stage of that team's existence. New teams need different management at the beginning to when they are established, and this book is full of practical advice on how to foster positivity and a strong work ethic, to productive rewards and incentive, to dealing with team members who might be a little harder to get along with!

The section on how to incentivise one person in a team without discouraging another was particularly helpful, but it's hard to pick out individual sections of merit as it was useful and thought provoking from beginning to end.

Excellent content that is narrated with flourish by Joshua Mackey, who makes this an easy listen that can be taken in one sitting. However, there's a lot in there, so you might want to make some notes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

Team Building Done Right!

If you could sum up Team Building in three words, what would they be?

Informative, Engaging, Guidance

What was one of the most memorable moments of Team Building?

In this guide to team building one of the best parts was the section that dealt with all the different factors that you must look at when it comes to putting together a successful team. Just the share amount of details that the author provides was a real eye opener and is definitely required listening for anyone who is responsible for such a job.

Have you listened to any of Joshua Mackey’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Like all his other narrations, I thought Mackey was excellent at being engaging throughout and being enthusiastic.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, it was very easy to listen to and well-laid out.

Any additional comments?

Team Building was a very interesting listen and I highly recommend it for those who are looking for advice in this area. It covers so much, from motivation, team mission statements and even some games for team building. 5 stars!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

excellent book

If you could sum up Team Building in three words, what would they be?

easy read on fundamentals

What other book might you compare Team Building to, and why?

One-minute manager.. The flow of ideas is similar

Which character – as performed by Joshua Mackey – was your favourite?

Hmmh it's more of a kind than a story

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not really

Any additional comments?

An easy read on fundamental concepts of teamwork and managing teams with simple common sense. It formalizes what I think most people already know abt teamwork but probably can't put it in prose.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful