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Back to EpisodesEpisode 33 – Team Life II – Building Teams With Beer
Published 8 years, 2 months ago
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A high-performing team doesn’t just evolve naturally. What are some of the things you can do that will help kick-start team synergy, trust, and communication, even on day 1?
- There’s a hack I use that is a hybrid of techniques for building trust, likability, understanding and acceptance
- Take them to a bar
- Ask 2 simple questions:
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- Why do you get up every morning and come to do this job?
- What is something you think very few people know about you?
- These work to expose vision and passion – usually if the first doesn’t exist, the second still does – that you can use to anchor future conversations and find common ground.
- This technique is fast to use, easy to remember, and super effective.
- For even greater results, establish an culture of ‘helping you get what you want’
- If you want a truly elite team, you want some kind of crucible experience. Easy to do in the Marines, not so easy in a corporate setting. You’ll be surprised at my favourite substitutes.