Your Team Is Either Your Greatest Asset or Your Biggest Problem. You Decide.
Most leaders don't have a strategy problem. They have a people problem ? and they hired it, tolerated it, or accidentally created it. Build Kickass Teams is the no-BS leadership playbook for entrepreneurs, executives, and managers who are done settling for average and ready to build teams that actually perform.
Written by CEO, COO, and battle-tested leadership coach Pete Srodoski, this book gives you the practical frameworks, hard-won insights, and straight-shooting advice to hire better, lead smarter, and build a culture people don't want to leave.
Inside you'll learn how to:
- Attract assets and avoid liabilities ? spot the difference fast, before a bad hire costs you six months and your team's trust
- Onboard like a high-performance team ? not a confused HR department running through a checklist nobody follows
- Design a culture built for chaos ? not just for the good days when everything is working
- Coach performance in real time ? not once a year in a review nobody looks forward to
- Handle underperformers and toxic team members ? without flinching, without drama, and without destroying morale
- Build feedback loops and accountability rhythms ? that actually stick beyond the first week
- Scale your team without losing your standards ? or your sanity
Every chapter ends with a Monday Morning Playbook ? tactical steps you can implement with your team immediately, not someday.
This isn't a theory book. It's a field manual built from real leadership experience across startups, scaling companies, and high-stakes environments. If you've ever inherited a broken team, made a hire you regretted, or watched a talented person leave because the culture wasn't good enough ? this book was written for you.
Stop playing defense with your team. Start leading like you mean it.
