Build Kickass Teams is a battle-tested guide for leaders ready to stop babysitting dysfunction and start building teams that perform, grow, and last. Written by bestselling author and leadership coach Pete Srodoski, this no-fluff business book delivers a tactical playbook for building high-performing, purpose-driven teams in the real world.
If you're a small business owner, startup founder, or executive tired of doing everything yourself, this book will challenge how you lead-and who you surround yourself with. It's a guide for entrepreneurs who want more than theory. You want results. And you're ready to do the work.
Through real-world examples, hard-won leadership lessons, and practical frameworks, you'll learn how to:
- Attract and hire assets (not liabilities)
- Onboard with intention, not confusion
- Build a culture people actually want to be part of
- Coach and grow your team without micromanaging
- Handle underperformance and toxicity head-on
- Create systems of accountability that drive results
Each chapter ends with a "Monday Morning Playbook" - giving you tools you can implement immediately.
No jargon. No silver bullets. Just a gritty, honest look at what it takes to lead people well.
Whether you're running a small business or leading a growing team, Build Kickass Teams is your field guide for building a resilient, aligned, high-trust culture - and a team you're proud to lead.
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Pete Srodoski is a leadership coach, former operator, and bestselling author who helps founders stop being the bottleneck in their own businesses. After leading teams as a CEO and COO across e-commerce, wholesale, and retail organizations exceeding $100M in revenue, Pete saw the same pattern repeat: capable leaders carrying too much weight for too long.Today, through his firm Roll With The Punches, Pete works with founders and leadership teams to install clarity, cadence, and accountability into how their businesses actually run. He is the creator of the R3 Framework, a practical system built around Vision, Strategy, and Action.Pete lives in Georgia with his wife and five children. When he's not working with founders, he's coaching youth sports or reading something gritty and post-apocalyptic.