When You Inherit a Difficult Team

There is a particular position a person can find themselves in at work that no amount of ambition quite prepares them for: to have been handed the leadership of a team they did not build, that is not working, and that they must somehow turn around. You did not create this team's problems. You did not hire its members, set its culture, or make the decisions that left it where it is.

When You Inherit a Difficult Team is a compassionate, practical guide that meets this experience with warmth, clarity, and structure. Across its chapters, Elia Sal explores the team you did not choose, what it means to inherit a difficult team, and why the team is difficult. At its centre is the Turnaround Method, a repeatable way to turn insight into realistic next steps.

Inside, readers will find:
• clear explanations that make a difficult experience easier to name
• reflective questions and grounded practices
• small, realistic actions that can be returned to without shame

Written in direct, humane language, this book is for readers who want to feel less alone, understand what is happening, and move forward at their own pace.