Table of Contents
Foreword 15
Acknowledgments 17
How to Get the Most Out of This Book 19
Part 1 Own It! 21
1 Team As a Verb? 23
2 Liquid Teams 27
3 Leading the Most Difficult Person You Know 33
Part 2 Bring Your Best You 39
4 Doing Ministry without Losing Your Soul 41
5 The Greatest Gift You Give Your Team 46
6 I Hate the Word Balance 53
7 Just Stop It 60
8 Please Like Me 67
Part 3 Define the Win 75
9 Management Matters 77
10 "Squirrel" 83
11 What Does Success Look Like? 90
12 The Word Nobody Likes but Everybody Needs 96
13 The Team Equivalent of an IRS Audit 104
14 How to Raise Your Team's Productivity by 30 Percent 111
Part 4 Get 'Er Done 117
15 Work Stewardship Ethic 119
16 "Nailed It!" 127
17 Just Do It 134
18 Techno-Danger 141
Part 5 Prioritize Relationships 149
19 People First 151
20 The Slow Dance of Building Trust 156
21 Crafting a Culture of "One Another" 164
22 "One Another" Best Practices 170
23 The Big Brother Syndrome 176
Part 6 Defuse Land Mines 185
24 Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations 187
25 How to Have an Uncomfortable Conversation 194
26 Inviting an Uncomfortable Conversation 201
27 Handling a Hurricane 207
28 Transition Isn't a Four-Letter Word 215
29 How to Transition Honestly and Honorably 222
Part 7 Craft the Culture 229
30 Defining Organizational DNA 231
31 Doing vs. Developing 237
32 Shock and Awe 245
33 Growing Christians, Not Just Leaders 251
34 Becoming a CCO 257
35 Culture Tensions 264
36 It's All about Behavior 271
Part 8 Moving Forward 279
37 Do You Believe in Miracles? 281
38 'Til Death Do Us Part: Establishing a Team Covenant 286
Notes 291
