Building a cohesive team is hard. Period. Yet it's also the core of a high performing team. Unfortunately traditional team building activities, while fun, can cost a lot of time and money. And they don’t always produce the promised benefits. Plus, if you’re a remote team (now or under normal circumstances) team building is even more challenging. But what if ... Show More
Feb 24
396: Mental Performance: Combining High Expectations and High Support with Evan Marks
Many managers believe pressure drives performance. Others focus heavily on support. But high-performing teams don’t choose one or the other. They operate with both.When expectations are high, but support is low, people become defensive, stressed, and disengaged. When support is h ... Show More
31m 37s
Feb 17
395: How Unspoken Norms are Quietly Sabotaging Your Team with Nilofer Merchant
Many teams struggle with the same invisible problem: unspoken norms that quietly undermine collaboration, performance, and trust. Even when leaders want better behaviors, more ownership, healthier boundaries, and stronger collaboration, change often stalls because no one has name ... Show More
32m 13s
Feb 10
394: How to Manage Big (and Small) Emotions at Work with Jordanna Eyre
Managing a team gets especially challenging when emotions run high.Whether it’s you who regularly rides the emotional rollercoaster or a team member who explodes in meetings, shuts down during feedback, or feels unpredictable from one conversation to the next, many managers strug ... Show More
33m 30s
Aug 2023
The Secret to Leading Highly Collaborative Teams
If you’re leading a team, you know how hard it is to facilitate collaboration – especially when they don’t know each other well or may never meet in person. When people struggle to work together, it can harm productivity, morale, and talent retention. But New York Times bestselli ... Show More
29m 7s
May 2023
89. Listen, Listen, Listen: How to Build Deep Connections
<p>Whether you’re trying to build a romantic or professional connection, <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/rachel-greenwald/">Rachel Greenwald’s</a> advice is exactly the same. “Focus on how you make someone feel more than you focus on the words that you're saying,” sh ... Show More
28m 3s
Apr 2024
How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)
<p><strong>Carole Robin</strong> spent over 20 years teaching the Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics, affectionately known as “Touchy Feely.” After leaving Stanford, she founded a nonprofit called Leaders in Tech, which applies the Touchy Feely pri ... Show More
1h 26m
