Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results

Part One: Overview 1

1. Why Small Groups Are Important Now 3

2. What’s Different About Extraordinary Groups 17

3. What Ordinary Groups Need 33

Part Two: Understanding the Group Needs Model 57

4. Growing Toward Your Potential 59

5. Joining for Purpose 79

6. Creating Change Together 103

7. The Heart of Transformation 123

Part Three: Sharing Leadership 137

8. Embracing Group Differences 139

9. Leading Extraordinary Groups 167

10. Living the Promise of Extraordinary Groups 191

Appendix A Practice Exercises 195

Appendix B An Overview of Extraordinary Groups 207

Appendix C Practicing What We Preach 211

Appendix D More Group Resources 215

Acknowledgments 219

About the Authors 221

Index 225