The Best Audiobooks On Team Building
At Libro.fm, we know that readers have big ideas and unique talents. But, at times, you may find it difficult to translate these skills to inspire open communication and growth within your organization.
The best leaders are always looking for new ways to embrace collaboration. They know that diverse perspectives make for meaningful conversations and successful teams. And what better way to learn-on-the-go than with team building books on audio?
We’ve put together a list of audiobooks that offer actionable strategies, practical techniques, and real world examples to help you build trust and foster innovation within your team.
Our picks for essential team building audiobooks
#1
The Emotionally Intelligent Team
Much has been written about the power of emotional intelligence at the individual level, but little has been said about the benefits of this concept for groups. Professor Vanessa Urch Druskat combines thirty years of research and team development to present a model for building and leading emotionally intelligent teams. She offers practical advice on how to create a solid foundation of team norms and behaviors; understand how team members support one another, and build a sense of belonging; build optimism and solve problems proactively; and increase team trust, psychological safety, and innovation.
#2
Crucial Conversations
The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today’s workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation—especially difficult ones—leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches listeners how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.
#3
The Art of Gathering
In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive—which they don’t have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play.
#4
Talk to Me Nice
Minda Harts knows from years of experience as a highly sought-after workplace consultant how a lack of trust between colleagues, managers, and executive leaders is bad for business and our own professional well-being. That’s where the seven workplace trust languages come into play. Earning trust is different for every one of us. Some respond well to verbal affirmations of their contributions, while others need visibility to see how business decisions are made. By understanding the seven languages of trust, we can all learn to navigate conflict, be more productive, and communicate more effectively.
#5
Atlas of the Heart
Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
#6
Disability Visibility
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.
#7
The Remix
Within any organization, any team, any meeting, any marketing opportunity, you may find any combination of generations. Each of these age groups has their own attitude, expectations, and professional style. To lead and succeed in any organization today, you must adapt to how Millennials work, while continuing to accommodate their older colleagues and paying attention to the next generations coming up. The Remix shows you how to adapt and win through proven strategies that serve all generations’ needs.
#8
Inclusion on Purpose
Few would disagree that inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business. Then why are we so terrible at it? If we believe in the morality and the profitability of including people of diverse and underestimated backgrounds in the workplace, why don’t we do it? Because, explains Ruchika Tulshyan in this eye-opening book, we don’t realize that inclusion takes awareness, intention, and regular practice. Tulshyan presents inclusion best practices, showing how leaders and organizations can meaningfully promote inclusion and diversity
Managing team dynamics can be tricky, but audiobooks provide a comprehensive guide based on extensive research to help you—and your team—reach your full potential as leaders in the modern world.
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