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Oct 1
25m 53s

Why Great Organizations Are Built by Gre...

Chad Gordon and Blanchard
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What separates a high-performing team from a group of talented people who happen to work together?

In this episode of LeaderChat, Alexander and Janice Caillet, Co-Heads of Team Effectiveness at Blanchard, join us to explore why team effectiveness is critical to organizational performance and why developing strong individual leaders isn't always enough to create strong teams.

You'll hear about:

  • What organizations may be getting wrong about teamwork today

  • How individual team cultures influence the broader organizational culture

  • The early warning signs that a team has stopped functioning as a true team

  • What high-performing teams do differently when they don't have clear answers

  • Why investing in the team itself can create impact beyond individual leadership development

  • How organizations can establish a shared definition of great teamwork while allowing teams to develop their own unique cultures

  • How AI is creating both new opportunities and new challenges for teamwork

  • Practical ways leaders can begin strengthening team effectiveness right away

If you want to build a stronger culture, navigate complexity more effectively, or help talented people do better work together, this conversation offers a practical look at why the team, not just the individual leader, deserves greater attention.

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