Praise for Outclass Teams

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“Qaiser took a group of around 50 individuals and moulded it into one team roaring with one voice in two days … guess what – we had fun and learned something on the way as well. Great work.”

Ali Ahmed Khan
CEO
Reckitt Benckiser, Pakistan

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‘Outclass Teams’ is a well written manuscript on team dynamics that not only provides practical insights in team building but also identifies norms and behaviors of high performing teams. The concepts are simple and easy to transport to workplace and areas of social networking. Enriched with local examples, case studies and experiential learning this handbook is a must toolkit for management professionals across board."

Ismail Mapara
Managing Director
3M Pakistan
Business Head, 3M Middle East, North Africa, Central Europe

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“ ‘Round up the usual suspects,’ the gendarme ordered in the famous line from the movie "Casablanca." And frequently that's how executives think when they create teams, committees or task forces. Outclass Teams is an easy to read book that shows you how to create teams that can actually produce a significant difference.”

Dr. Tony Alessandra
Author of 'The NEW Art of Managing People'and 'The Platinum Rule'

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“Outclass Teams reminds us organizational development requires leadership teams inspiring themselves and others to offer more of their discretionary energy to the evolving workplace.”

Phil Johnson,
Business Coach, School of Authentic Leadership, Canada

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“Qaiser Abbas has done it again. His book “Outclass Team” clearly stands out among the scores of management books on team building and team effectiveness. Qaiser has written the book with a clear focus on providing insights to managers on how to effectively create a winning team spirit, what are the watch outs, pitfalls, etc. It is clear to me that the book has been written using real life examples as well as learning’s from the many years Qaiser has been involved in coaching people.

Through very user friendly language and took kits, Qaiser has written a handbook which should clearly by used by people leading teams and looking for a paradigm shift in the quality of their results. Book should be used by people leading teams and looking for a paradigm shift in the quality of their results.”

Saad Amanullah Khan
CEO, Gillette Pakistan

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“I am very happy to note that Mr. Qaiser Abbas has written a book on team building. A good team is the essence of a successful organisation and this book will surely give readers an insight into the ingredients of a successful recipe for team building.
We not only need team building in the corporate sector but also in our daily lives. Good teams at all levels in society can dramatically change the fortunes of this country. I congratulate Mr. Abbas on his endeavours and wish him success with his book”

Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui
CEO
Siemens Pakistan

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“Qaiser Abbas has put together a wonderful synopsis of teamwork in this book. My highest praise for the work done here is that ‘Qaiser has articulated in a very easy, structured and vivid fashion all that I personally believe in, but have been unable to put down on paper’. It was wonderful to see many thoughts which swirl in ones brain, put together by someone so that many others would benefit from them. I felt completely at one with the book.”

Sarfaraz Rehman
CEO, Engro Foods

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My first reaction to ‘Outclass Teams’ was ‘Why is Qaiser committing professional ‘harakiri’ by sharing his trade secrets with the entire world! But then better sense prevailed and I remembered that the light of knowledge when shared, shines even more brightly.

In fact Qaiser has accomplished a marvelous feat. He has taken up on himself to guide the trainers and would be trainers in team building skills. At the same time he has raised the bar and set new standards for team building experts. His simple narrative, powerful examples and personal insights provide ample guidance to team leaders in doing a better job in empowering their teams, and in becoming great leaders themselves. I am going to learn a great deal from this book.

Thank you and God bless you Qaiser.

Bakhtiar Khawaja
Group Head, The Learning Group
Bank Alfalah Ltd.

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“Outclass Team” is definitely worth reading for all those professionals who are involved in team building and managing diversity at workplace. The book is a learning experience based on actual scenarios, examples, case studies and events that help the reader understand the dynamics that pose challenges for people to work together as teams. Trainers and HR Managers can use these models to enhance the effectiveness of their team building exercises.

The language of the book is simple and the content is enriched with practical examples and applicative knowledge. It not only covers the planning and execution of team building exercises but also provides follow up activities that can ensure effective outcomes.

I recommend this book for all managers and leaders who are looking to involve people in delivering and creating synergies. I think Mr. Qaiser Abbas has done a marvellous job in completing this work and the society and corporate sector will benefit from it at large. He has yet again proved his brilliance as a trainer, writer and sharer of knowledge.

I congratulate Mr. Abbas on a yet again winning piece of work and look forward to his future publications. Happy reading!

Muhammad Masud Akhtar
MD & CEO
KSB Pumps Company Limited, Pakistan

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I think Qaiser’s book on Team Building provides a fresh lease of life to this very important aspect. I am truly happy that a greater number of training facilitators, companies and people will be able to benefit from the strength of his unique approach to developing teams.

His approach is a significant improvement on the traditional Forming- Norming-Storming-Performing approach for it is closer to the reality of teams and addresses the finer aspects of group dynamics much better.

His model is also better grounded and integrated in the regional and cultural realities of South Asia with their own large power distances, high touch culture, implicit communication and group-orientation.

I do hope this book will energise the readers just as much as his trainings did fire-up the participants. Having been a co-trainer and a professional colleague with Qaiser, I am certain that this new addition to the libraries around the regions welcome one.

I am certain that leaders will be keen to lay their hands on to the copy of his book so that they can dig into the wisdom that is so profoundly abundant in his book. I will be using the wealth his knowledge in building the teams in my training sessions as well as within our own institute and organisation.

Kamlesh Vyas
CEO, Advanced Centre for Management Excellence, India
Director, First India School of Business

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“Absolutely wonderful! In the galaxy of team building literature locally produced, this is a red hot star”

Sardar Khalid
Director HR Operations and Employee Relations
Mobilink

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Qaiser is a living example of what one can achieve if he sets his mind to it. His life story is a shining example of hand-made success, truly inspiring for everyone who doesn’t believe that you can achieve what you dream in your life and equally inspiring for those, like me, who want to see real life examples of what we read in the books.

In fact, his book is Qaiser himself and vice versa. I think we should listen to him precisely because of his honesty. I think all of us can learn something from his experiences, and especially the sincerity of his endeavors.’

Naushad Javaid
Director People Excellence
Telenor Pakistan

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The workshop “Outclass Team – Building High Performance, Result Oriented Teams” was a good learning experience. It was an excellent ‘trainment’ done by Possibilities.

The feedback from the participants was also very positive; they enjoyed the workshop, its concept and also the group activities. All the team building exercises were very impressive, where they need to put efforts, accept challenges and finally at the end of exercise all their energies revived when they got the result/ success. They learned how one department is connected with the other department and how all the departments are playing their important role for the success of the business/ company.

Looking at the energy level and excitement of the participants we can truly believe that it was a great learning experience for the people. And last but not least we should consider the “Possibilities” for other trainings as well.

Arshia Ahmad Saquib
Head Human Resource, Centre
Ufone

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“Outclass Team is an insightful exploration of how carefully built teams can achieve wonders for any organization. Qaiser has provided a virtual guide to team building dynamics, supported by real-life examples. This is a rare practical book, truly a pleasure to read”

Waqar Khadim
General Manager Human Resources
Pak Elektron Ltd (PEL)

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"I have intimately known Qaiser Abbas as a trainer for nearly half a decade; before that I was acquainted with him as a young man, determined to carve out a place for himself in the competitive world of “management consultancy”. Blessed with a very wise head on young shoulders; intimate knowledge of human behavior, and a raging passion to deliver excellence, the quality of his latest work comes as no surprise to me. Anything short of this would have disappointed me.

Qaiser is an innovator in the field of training and a fearless experimenter of novel concepts that spurn the hackneyed methods. His present book is a synthesis of all that he has personally experienced in the course of his team building forays. His techniques have been repeatedly evaluated by leading organizational leaders on the touchstone of success and always found effective.

There is a lot of insight in what Qaiser has poured forth in this book. HR professionals may be well served by digging deep into this reservoir and applying the golden principles in their everyday work life."

Taimur Khan
CEO,
Lahore Consulting Group (LCG)

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“In the current environment of Global financial and economic crises the importance of building teams can’t be underscored, enough. Qaiser's book is simple to read and easy to relate to as he has relied on local examples. A must read for all leaders who want to combat the challenges of today by motivating their teams.”

Fawzia Kazmi
General Manager & CEO
Shell Gas LPG Pakistan Ltd.
Chief Legal Advisor, Shell Petroleum Inc

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“I believe such initiatives are real need of the time. We lack good stuff which is purely indigenous on such an important topic for Pakistan’s corporate sector. This book indeed provides a stage of opportunities not only to each individual rather to whole the teams to re-explore and re-engineer themselves, who take this concept granted as yet. With the intro of competing and partnering concepts, this book allows to understand completely the differentiation between team building and Silo building which is very common confusion in this segment. Facilitator's concept is also quite unique which puts the responsibility on each individual of the team to realize that his/her success or failure is critically linked with the team he is playing / working for. I take liberty to state that this is one of very few excellent efforts, Qaiser has poured in, to our reluctantly grooming corporate environment.”

Farooq Shahid
Managing Director, FMC Technologies Pakistan

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"If you single mindedly focus on the results to be achieved everything else falls into line and the organization becomes healthy and productive, Qaisar has proven this since he started off as Chief Inspiring Officer at Possibilities. In this book of his he provides an insight into criteria’s of legitimate leadership raising the bar and setting new standards for team building experts. He with practical examples from his workshops has explained effective tools which being a Leader one can employ to align themselves. Qaiser promotes an art to involve people in delivering and actually producing a significant difference within themselves and Organizations"

Sabeen Khalid
Manager Organizational Development & IC, TOTAL Pakistan

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The 'Secrets of Outclass Teams' are an open secret now for all as Qaiser has, in his own special way, made it possible for the readers to conceive and imbibe the actual secrets of building effective teams. Use of case studies and events for contextual analysis coupled with conceptual clarity proves to be the real 'tool kit' of success.

Muhammad Azfar Ahsan
CEO, Nutshell Forum & Asian HRM Network

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