Publications

Building Successful Communities of Practice

This practical book outlines the benefits of communities of practice, including accelerating professional development, breaking down organisational silos, enabling knowledge sharing, building better practices, helping to hire and retain staff, and making people happier.

“Picked up this book on Kindle Unlimited and I have to say, it is chock full of all the info and ideas you will need to get thinking about and active on building communities of practice in your organisation – thoroughly recommended!”

Also available globally on Amazon and other booksellers’ using the search term “Building Successful Communities of Practice” with ISBN 978-0957491939

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The Team Onion

The Team Onion is a model for keeping teams small, breaking down silos, and creating shared responsibility across team boundaries.

This 60-page book describes the model, looks at problems the Team Onion can solve, helps you understand how to use it, and provides practical workshop templates and insightful stories from people who have used it successfully.

“I am blown away by the beautiful simplicity of ⁦this book. It breaks down silos and reduces blind spots by building & developing teams through communication, collaboration, and getting capability right.”

Verifying Mastodon