We spend a lot of our time looking all over the world for new and innovative ideas to constantly improve our teambuilding events. This includes a lot of reading, attending seminars and talking to new associates.
We’ve listed below some of the books we think are the best in the market and excellent for team development.
Simply click on any books to buy one.
Ten Great Team Building Books
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Why are trust, conflict and commitment so important in a team? If you have ever wondered why then this is the book for you. It is a fictional tale of Kathryn Peterson who faces the task of uniting a team that is in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. An easy and short book to read for everyone in a team
The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams
by Ken Blanchard 
You cannot beat a bit of Ken and in this book he turns his attention to teams. Most managers spend over half their time working with a team, and the One Minute Manager’s practical advice shows how any team can work better and more effectively
Why Teams Don’t Work by Harvey Robbins
by Michael Finley 
A book packed full of team building gems. Robbins and Finley identify the obstacles that prevent teams from achieving their potential and provide practical methods to enable team members and managers to make teams more efficient, flexible and productive.
Go Team!
by Blanchard, Randolph and Grazier 
Another Ken classic although he needed some help from a few others to write this one. A short read that attempts to takes teams to a new level. It is a working guide so great for using with everyone in the team.
Effective Teambuilding
by John Adair 
This book shows how productive working groups can be forged by selecting the right people, working together, sustaining group morale and raising standards of performance. The book includes examples, anecdotes, case studies and action checklists, all designed to improve team performance.
Team Building Activities for Every Group
by Alanna Jones 
This easy-to-use book provides 65 team challenges and 42 activities that help any team get to know one another, become comfortable with each other, and open up. A number of the games are a bit simplistic but if you are looking for team building ideas for a new team this is a great resource.
Teamwork and Teamplay
by S Thiagarajan and G Parker
This book has 35 games and activities that are great for teams in all stages of their development. There is plenty of detail on each of the games enabling them to be used as read from the book. Ideal if you want to take your team to the next level.
Successful Team-Building Tools
by Elaine Biech
This big book of team building ideas draws on the best articles from thirty-five years of Annuals volumes. A majority of the games are easy reproducible and is a great addition to all teams.
The Big Book of Team Building Games
by Newstrom and Scannell 
70 quick and creative games that can be used on any team. It includes tips on how to present games and how to select activities for specific situations, as well as essential advice on what not to do when leading games.
The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
by Bradberry and Greaves 
Not specifically a team building book but this is essential reading for everyone in a team. This easy to read guide takes you through what emotional intelligence is and how you can improve your skills in this area. It also has a good chapter on team emotional intelligence. If I only had the money for one book I would spend it here.
The 5 Forces of Change
by Anthony Greenfield
Organisations that can change regularly and effortlessly have a huge competitive advantage. The trick is to work with the grain of human nature rather than against it.
The 5 Forces of Change helps you understand what really motivates people in times of change and shows how leaders at all levels can use this knowledge to ensure consistently beneficial outcomes. In short, it illustrates how helping people to become more certain, more purposeful, more in control of their destiny, more connected with others, and more successful during change enables them to achieve extraordinary results.
Packed with examples and case studies, The 5 Forces of Change provides a practical blueprint for leading people through change – an invaluable tool for any executive or manager responsible for planning or delivering change.
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