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Building Top-Performing Teams: A practical guide to team coaching for organizational success

By Sharon Holland|08.07.2026

Building Top-Performing Teams by Lucy Widdowson and Paul J Barbour is a strategic guide for leaders, executives and coaches who want to maximize collaboration, engagement and performance across diverse, multi-skilled teams.

Updated with new research on team coaching, diversity, neurodiversity and inclusion, this edition provides proven tools for fostering purpose-driven teams that deliver measurable business results. With more than 60 tools for both virtual and in-person environments, it equips team coaches to drive collective performance, resolve conflict and align teams with strategic objectives.

You’ll discover how to:
– Build team cultures that prioritize collaboration over individual silos
– Motivate, develop and reward teams with diverse skills and priorities
– Manage conflict constructively and sustain high performance
– Apply reflective questions and exercises to embed learning and action

Combining strategic models, evidence-based insights and practical exercisesBuilding Top-Performing Teams enables senior decision-makers and coaches to lead teams that are engaged, aligned and delivering results that drive enterprise success.

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