Don't Step on the Rope!

by Wright, Walter C., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781842273593
• ISBN10: 1842273590
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: Authentic Media

Summary

What makes a good team? What makes a good team leader? How can I develop my team? If you're looking for answers to these questions, you'll find the answers in this book. Through thirty years of climbing expeditions with friends, Walter Wright has learned a lot about mountaineering, about his teammates and about working on and leading a team. He shares with us the tales of expeditions successful and not so successful and the lessons he and his team have learned from those experiences.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	xi
Ten truths about relational teams that I learned climbing mountains with friends
1. The rope	1	(16)
Teams are formed by interdependent relationships
2. To whom am I tied?	17	(16)
Teams manage diversity within clearly defined community
3. Whose rope is it anyway?	33	(14)
Teams share responsibility and mutual accountability based on trust
4. Who has the map and compass?	47	(15)
Teams require shared leadership
5. "Belay on"	62	(11)
Teams create a safe environment for development
6. Chicken Montana	73	(16)
Teams build community
7. Not another picture!	89	(14)
Team memory creates and reinforces culture
8. "Boy do I have gas!"	103	(12)
Teams allow humor to keep things in perspective
9. Base camp	115	(13)
Teams embrace the whole person and family
10. Trails and summits	128	(14)
Teams share something beyond themselves
Conclusion: On the summit	142	(6)
Team success is measured by legacy
Notes	148