Money Matters Episode 284 – When Bad Teams Happen to Good People W/ Valerie Patrick
Release Date: 10/07/2021
The Houston Midtown Chapter of The Society for Financial Awareness Presents MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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In her insightful new book (January 4, Little Brown Spark), scientist and University of Chicago Booth professor of behavioral science takes on the questions that plague us most: What happens when the person you most want to influence is yourself? How do you know where to start? How do you carry on in the face of roadblocks and distractions? How do you decide which tasks and ambitions to prioritize? We were joined today by Dr. Ayelet Fishbach to discuss her new book, ( Dr. Ayelet Fishbach, a leading motivational scientist at University of Chicago, has dedicated much of her extensive...
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented experiment that reshaped white-collar work and turned remote work into a kind of “new normal.” Now comes the hard part.
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Why do some team members not get along? What is the best way to get new teams and ad-hoc teams to maximize their performance in the least amount of time? How can meetings be designed to achieve useful outcomes?
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We were joined today by author, Richard Culatta to discuss his book, Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World
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We were joined today by author, Gorick Ng to discuss his book, The Unspoken Rules - Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right
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We were joined today by author, Ron Gonen to discuss his book, The Waste-Free World- How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More and Save the Planet
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We were joined today by author, Valerie Patrick to discuss her book, When Bad Teams Happen to Good People.
Teams are the source of problem-solving and innovation that today’s organizations need to survive and thrive in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.
Teamwork is hard because there is no magic formula or step-by-step procedure to ensure results. Think of a programmer asked to develop new features for a cell phone: they write new code, test the code, troubleshoot problems encountered, revise the code, and repeat the testing process until the new features work without problems. Similarly, a team leader asked to deliver specified outcomes develops a plan, runs team meetings, troubleshoots problems encountered, revises the plan, and repeats until the team outcomes are achieved. The difference is that a programmer has tools to help streamline troubleshooting, while team leaders do not—until now.
For more on Valerie Patrick find her at: https://www.fulcrumconnection.com and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxShGU1A3tg
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