<p>This September, as the kids head back to school,&nbsp; we will be reviewing some great books for executives and entrepreneurs here at the CorePurpose Business Blog .&nbsp; </p> <p>As we all know, building a championship team is a great way to move closer to your goals.&nbsp; But how will you pull that team together and how will you lead it.&nbsp; A great little book on just this subject is <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=-WU9PhAwSCEC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=amilya+antonetti&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=bS98TJGnKoi-sQOWwImFBw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" target="_blank">The Recipe: A fable for leaders and teams by Amilya Antonetti (</a>CorePurpose Publishing, May 2010) . </p> <p>Before I give you my takeaways - here is a clip from the author talking about The Recipe:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmzqdC3oRs&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>So what is your secret to creating a great team?&nbsp; In The Recipe, the characters learn that leadership and teamwork is diversity.&nbsp; Each brother has his own strengths and talents, but it is when they are blended together as a team that&nbsp; great things happen.</p> <p>I read my share of 'serious' business books, and so often they try to tell you what they think you need to know.&nbsp; The great thing about The Recipe is that it does not tell you, it shows you through an easy to read story with it's share of humor and conflict.&nbsp; Then you can draw your on conclusions based on where you and your team are in the baking process.&nbsp; </p> <p>As a publisher, I see more than my share of book treatments and manuscripts.&nbsp; With <em>The Recipe</em>, the first thing I heard was the story line and I loved it.&nbsp; That's why CorePurpose Publishing worked with Amilya to bring it to life.&nbsp; So if you are looking for an entertaining read - with great reminders for all of us as leaders and teammates, pick up <em>The Recipe</em> for yourself and your team mates.&nbsp;&nbsp; After you have read it, come on back and leave us a note on what best your take-away from the story is.</p> <p>Thanks for stopping by.&nbsp; Stay Tuned...</p> <p>Joan Koerber-Walker</p> <div style="display:inline;margin:0;padding:0;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a4327db0-d16e-415f-9200-991800f71547" class="wlWriterSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Joan%20Koerber-Walker" rel="tag">Joan Koerber-Walker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CorePurpose" rel="tag">CorePurpose</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CorePurpose%20Publishing" rel="tag">CorePurpose Publishing</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Amilya%20Antonetti" rel="tag">Amilya Antonetti</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/The%20Recipe%20a%20fable%20for%20leaders%20and%20teams" rel="tag">The Recipe a fable for leaders and teams</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/leadership%20books" rel="tag">leadership books</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/teamwork%20books" rel="tag">teamwork books</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/2010%20books" rel="tag">2010 books</a></div>