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Back to EpisodesThe leadership offsite that changed how we work (on a horse ranch)
Description
Today Kory shares the lessons from taking her leadership team offsite and deliberately putting them into an unfamiliar environment - a horse ranch. Jon and Kory explore why pattern disruption can help teams break old habits, the difference between a group of strong individual contributors and a genuinely connected team, and why getting outside your comfort zone can reveal how you really work together.
They also discuss the language of connection, learning to ask for help, why pressure isn't always the answer, and how to turn an offsite from a memorable experience into lasting behavioural change. Because however busy your team feels, sometimes stepping away from the work is exactly what helps you do the work better.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Start
00:37 - Why Kory takes her team offsite
03:01 - Why you need to transform your team
04:14 - The power of pattern disruption
07:13 - Individual contributors vs working as a team
11:20 - Going out of your comfort zone
13:40 - The language of connection
18:21 - Learning how to ask for help
23:44 - The power is not in the pressure, it’s in the release
25:40 - How Kory is implementing the lessons in the team
27:03 - You’re too busy to not do this