The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player is another in a long line of titles by John Maxwell aimed at helping people attain their personal and leadership potential in the workplace. The book is organized into short chapters, each devoted to one of the 17 qualities that Maxwell deems essential to a successful and harmonious workplace, qualities such as competence, discipline, adaptability, commitment, selflessness, and preparedness. Maxwell's prose reads like a series of sermons, peppered with inspirational stories and quotes from personalities as diverse as Vince Lombardi ("The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender") and Henry Ford ("Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success"). The book is for Maxwell fans and anyone looking for a sensible and formulaic approach to improving their lot, both at work and in life. --Harry C. Edwards


Book Description

Where can a person go to learn how to become a better team player? Your choices are definitely limited.

John C. Maxwell takes the pain out of knowing what makes a team tick. If you want to have a better team, you have to develop better players. Great team players, like great teams, are formed from the inside out.

The qualities Maxwell teaches quickly take you to the heart of teamwork. Anybody can understand them and apply them -- whether at home, on the job, at church, or on the ball field. If you learn the 17 essential qualities of a team player, you can become the kind of person every team wants. If everyone on your team does it, there will be no holding you back.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

From schoolrooms to boardrooms, the word teamwork is becoming more and more important. Organizations of all types accomplish more when people work together. But ultimately, a team is simply a collection of individuals. The challenge for each individual -- each team member -- is to become the kind of person who can maximize his or her contribution and push the team forward to fulfill its mission. The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player can help you meet that challenge by helping you develop into a true team player.

As in previous books, Maxwell teaches by taking a look at what works. He examines the triumphs of winning team players such as Quincy Jones, Ronald Reagan, Bob Taylor (founder of Taylor Guitars), and many others, identifying the character traits that brought success their way. Learn how qualities such as discipline, enthusiasm, communication, preparation, and commitment in individuals can improve a team's effectiveness as a whole.