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Psychological safety is a crucial but often misunderstood concept in modern organizations. In this episode, Andrew and Mark take a deep dive into its origins, how it became a foundational principle of high-performing teams, and why "safe to challenge" can sometimes backfire if implemented poorly.We explore the history, research, and practical applications of psychological safety, from its early roots in therapeutic psychology to Amy Edmondson's groundbreaking research in the 1990s, to its popularization by Google's Project Aristotle. Along the way, we discuss common misconceptions, the role of leadership, and how organizations can create a culture where people feel safe to challenge ideas without fear of repercussions.In this episode, we talk about:What is Psychological Safety? – A definition of psychological safety and why it matters for team performance.The Origins of Psychological Safety – How early research by Carl Rogers, Edgar Schein, and Warren Bennis laid the groundwork for modern team dynamics.Amy Edmondson's Breakthrough – How her 1996 study of nursing teams revealed that psychologically safe teams report more mistakes—not because they make more, but because they feel safe admitting them.Google's Project Aristotle – How Google's research found psychological safety to be the #1 factor in team success, and how it fits alongside dependability, clarity, meaning, and impact.The Challenge with "Safe to Challenge" – Why focusing on challenging authority without first fostering psychological safety can create a toxic environment instead of a productive one.Leadership's Role in Psychological Safety – Why leaders must model fallibility, vulnerability, and openness to feedback to create a climate where others feel safe to speak up.Avoiding Common Misconceptions – The pitfalls of treating psychological safety as a shield against performance expectations, a license to criticize without accountability, or a box to check off rather than a culture to build.Practical Tips for Leaders & Teams – How to cultivate psychological safety in your workplace, from building familiarity and social bonds to creating low-risk "practice fields" for feedback and challenge.This episode is packed with history, research, and actionable insights to help leaders and teams build a culture where challenge leads to innovation, not fear.
Episode Overview This episode dives into the evolution of real estate, leadership strategies, and the importance of authenticity in building lasting client relationships. Host John Kitchens is joined by Courtney Stewart, leader of the C Stewart Group, to discuss the perks of being part of a team, crafting your brand, and leveraging social media to drive meaningful connections and success in the ever-changing real estate market. Key Topics Covered The Power of Teams How collaboration and shared skill sets elevate performance. Aligning your values and mission for long-term success. Authenticity in Real Estate Building trust through consistent, authentic storytelling. Why relationships matter more than transactional goals. Leadership Lessons Courtney's journey to forming the C Stewart Group and balancing personal and growth. The importance of having a clear "why" and hustle mentality in business. Content and Marketing Strategies Using social media to showcase your brand and attract clients organically. The shift from traditional sales tactics to authentic connections. Overcoming Challenges Navigating fast growth, burnout, and leadership challenges in real estate. Balancing personal development with leadership. Resources Mentioned Patrick Lencioni's Books: The Motive, The Ideal Team Player, The Advantage. Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell. The Client Attraction Tracker (Courtney's proprietary method) "You have to understand who you are and what you need in your business. The right people will align with your goals and values." Connect with Us: Instagram: @johnkitchenscoach LinkedIn: @johnkitchenscoach Facebook: @johnkitchenscoach If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a review. Stay tuned for more insights and strategies from the top minds. See you next time!
Welcome back to our channel! In today's video, we dive deep into the thrilling world of the NFL coaching carousel as it gears up for an exciting offseason. With teams like the Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, and Jacksonville Jaguars joining the ranks of the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints in search of new leadership, the stakes have never been higher!
In this episode of the HyperFast Agent podcast, the hosts dive into the question of whether eXp Realty is a good platform for real estate teams. Drawing from their own experiences with running a highly successful team at Keller Williams and eventually transitioning to eXp Realty, they share insightful comparisons and explore the advantages of eXp for team leaders. They outline four major benefits that make eXp Realty a top choice for team-oriented real estate businesses. First and foremost is the **cost structure**, which is especially beneficial for large teams. At eXp, team leaders can benefit from lower caps compared to other brokerages. For example, team leaders with 10 or more agents qualify as a "mega team" with a $16K cap, while each team member has a $4K cap. Additionally, team leaders who reach the icon level, which many large teams do, receive their $16K cap back in stock, making the cost structure even more attractive. This makes eXp not only cheaper than most traditional brokerage options but even more affordable than running an independent brokerage. The hosts explain that if team leaders want to focus solely on recruiting, training, and supporting their agents, eXp's structure saves them from the financial and time burden of legal and transactional responsibilities typically handled by a brokerage. Secondly, they highlight **training and collaboration**, which are often overlooked benefits. At eXp Realty, agents and teams are immersed in a collaborative environment where top producers share insights and strategies, facilitated by the platform's stock ownership model that aligns everyone's goals. The hosts compare this to their experience at an independent brokerage, where they felt isolated and missed out on the wealth of knowledge that comes from being connected to top-performing agents. At eXp, training programs, conferences, and local meetups with high-level agents are readily available, fostering a culture of learning and growth without the need to join costly coaching programs. The third benefit is eXp's **stock award program**, which rewards team leaders with significant stock bonuses. Team leaders can accumulate stock through their own production, capping, and team recruitment. For example, a team leader could earn up to $16,600 in stock annually just for hitting their production goals and recruiting agents who complete their first deal. Over time, these stock awards compound into significant wealth creation, offering team leaders a way to build long-term financial stability while growing their teams. The final benefit is the **revenue share program**, which enables team leaders to earn passive income by recruiting agents to their team and to eXp. As team members grow and develop their own teams, the original team leader continues to earn revenue share, creating a long-term, scalable income stream. This program allows team leaders to maintain business relationships with agents who may eventually outgrow their team, providing a way to stay connected while benefiting from their success. Over time, revenue share has the potential to surpass the team leader's income from their own sales, with lower risk and liability. This added business layer enhances the eXp platform's appeal to team leaders looking for financial freedom and security. The hosts also note that eXp Realty's **financial strength** and **sustainability** set it apart from other brokerages. Unlike newer digital brokerages, eXp has been profitable since 2019 and has not needed to rely on private equity funding. This financial stability gives team leaders confidence that eXp will continue to thrive, making it a reliable platform for long-term business growth. By joining eXp, team leaders gain access to lower fees, high-level training, stock awards, and revenue share opportunities, making it an ideal platform for real estate teams. The hosts conclude by inviting interested agents to reach out for a confidential conversation to learn more about how they can benefit from joining eXp and partnering with them in growing their businesses. If you are ready to join eXp realty and would like Dan Lesniak and Keri Shull to personally sponsor you so you have access to two nationally recognized coaching programs text 703-638-4393. Join Dan as he discusses: Here are three key discussion points from the podcast: - **Cost Structure for Teams**: How does eXp Realty's cost structure, with reduced caps and stock awards, compare to other brokerages or running an independent brokerage? Discuss the financial implications for team leaders in terms of savings and long-term benefits. - **Training and Collaboration**: Explore the impact of eXp's collaborative environment and training programs on team growth and agent development. How does the support offered by eXp compare to traditional brokerages or independent coaching programs? - **Revenue Share vs. Traditional Income**: Analyze the advantages of eXp's revenue share model as an additional income stream for team leaders. How does this model create long-term passive income, and what are the potential financial benefits compared to relying solely on commission-based earnings? Notable Quote "At eXp, the cost structure, training, stock awards, and revenue share create a platform where team leaders can focus on scaling their business without the overhead, isolation, or risks of running an independent brokerage—it's a model designed for long-term success." 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Pip helps Leaders build great teams that work. Teams that are engaged, empowered and effective every day. Her work is centred around her 4 Well-Beings of Teams which is the foundation for happier, more productive teams at work. When these fundamentals are in place, leaders spend less time managing poor performance, and more time helping people thrive and shine. In this conversation, Pip shares: Her accidental journey from office all-rounder to expert in leading great teams The 4 Well-Beings of Teams How leaders can build and lead a team who are clear on their purpose and direction and know what they need to do to get there What happens when teams stray off course and are not working together well What action step can you take right now to do an audit of where you and your team are at Links Books: The Firestarter Sessions by Danielle LaPort Podcast: Leading Above the Line with Michelle Bihary Connect with Pip Loader LinkedIn Website Connect with Lisa Evans LinkedIn Website
In Episode 238, Ben discusses trends in Microsoft Teams governance with the CEO of Orchestry - Michal Pisarek - including the challenges associated with content sprawl, multiples Teams with the same purpose in the same tenant, and how to think about adoption and ensuring your users are taking advantage of all the features Microsoft Teams has to offer. Sponsors Sperry Software – Powerful Outlook Add-ins developed to make your email life easy even if you're too busy to manage your inbox ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Plan for governance in Teams How to Combine Your Intranet with Microsoft Teams How to Minimize Microsoft Teams Sprawl About our guest Michal Pisarek - CEO of Orchestry Twitter | LinkedIn Six-time Microsoft SharePoint MVP, former Co-Founder of BONZAI Intranet and Dynamic Owl Consulting, this serial entrepreneur, international speaker, Microsoft 365 thought leader and former professional chef brings the great depth of product, leadership, and user experience expertise to Orchestry, working with Fortune 500 companies to deliver maximum efficiency of their Microsoft 365 Investments. When Michal takes a day off occasionally, you will find him experimenting in the kitchen, inventing a new cocktail, or learning a new language while enjoying all that Vancouver has to offer with his wife, daughter, and furry companion. About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That's a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. Spot by NetApp helps their customers get the most out of their cloud investments by automating cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reduce complexity, and optimize costs. Discover how leading companies, from cloud-native startups to global enterprises, are automating, simplifying, and optimizing their cloud infrastructure with Spot by NetApp.Check them out at Spot.io/msit where you can find more information, request a demo, or evenstart a free trial. Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.
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Craig Miller speaks María José Menéndez – Partner and Head of Corporate for CEMEA at AshurstThe theme of this podcast is: Diversity in Teams – How to lead, sell and deliver at the same timePlease feel free to reach out to Craig at cmiller@craig-miller.comCredits:Questionnaire - James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio (Originally created by Bernard Pivot). Producer - David Miller Prieto
See how anyone can now build an App directly from within Teams (without ever leaving Teams) using Power Apps, as well as the latest templates to kickstart your efforts. And for pro developers, we’ll show you how T-Mobile built their mission-critical Orbit Power App using custom code, Azure APIs, and connectors. Host Jeremy Chapman is joined by Charles Lamanna, CVP of Microsoft’s Low Code Platform, who shows you: • New Power Platform solution templates for common apps you might use in the context of Teams • How to increase storage as your app gets more and more use • How to build connectors and APIs • For Power Apps used in Teams, Azure API management is free ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - Build Power Apps in Teams 08:47 - Solution templates 10:08 - Increase storage 14:08 - Build connectors and APIs 16:16 - From simple to complex 17:01 - How to get started ► Link References: Find everything you need to get started at https://powerplatform.microsoft.com. Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? We are Microsoft’s official video series for IT. You can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/microsoftmechanics/
In episode 4 of season 2, we have Chander Ramanathan, Intelligent Workplace Lead from SXiQ based in Melbourne, Victoria back on the show to share his experiences using Microsoft Teams during Remote Work. Episode Summary Here is the summary of what we discussed in the episode: Both Chander and I got carried away with the custom backgrounds in MS Teams! Security concerns with Zoom Meetings Using Microsoft Teams web and desktop clients 3x3 video grid coming to Teams How a music academy seamlessly switched to Teams from Zoom to continue to deliver their music classes online. How a small General Practitioner health group in Melbourne were able to consolidate diverse business systems into the Office 365 ecosystem and save on licensing fee along with being ready to support remote work and remote patient consultations. We shared our views on how we Microsoft improve Teams to provide better support for Remote Workers. We had a bit of fun trying to give a new name to Microsoft Teams! Happy Call
In this month's edition of TIL we will talk about the Covid-19 Virus company updates. Then we will also talk about Microsoft Teams functions we are rolling out and Microsoft Chromium Edge.Covid-19 update Plug in at home: don't use WIFI (design files) Recommendations for: Screens Desks Chairs Teams Where are we at with Teams? How did we get here? How long until we get Teams fully functional? How does it work for external clients AA's now have conferencing license Phone calls? Inside Outside Presentations? Chat? Chat groups! Video? ALWAYS! New functionality coming! Backgrounds are live now (including custom) Raise Hand should be any day now 3x3 grid is coming in weeks (and will expand beyond that) Edge Why are we pushing Chromium Edge?Advantages?But I like x browser!Wrap it up
In this session, Rob Scott is joined by Core who share their real-world experiences and uncover the key challenges that are keeping CIO's up at night.Speakers: Eamon McGann, Client Solutions Director at Core Davide Ranchetti, - Lead Solution Architect at CoreKat Greenan - Microsoft Solutions Specialist at Core- What is keeping the CIO up at night? - How is the true impact of modern working practices/always-on technology/BYOD affecting the health and well-being of the workforce?- What is the expectation of Microsoft Teams versus putting it into practice?- How are businesses preparing for the full transition to a “single pane of glass” with Teams?- Are businesses really anticipating the user needs when implementing Teams?- How are user adoption challenges being met/overcome?Find out more: https://www.core.co.uk/ look for more information on their Teamwork Assessment workshop.https://www.core.co.uk/teamwork-assessment-from-coreThank you to the Core Team and thank you for listening/watching.Hosted by Rob Scott, Publisher at UC Today News - Unified Communications, Collaboration & CX Tech News #Collaboration #MicrosoftTeams #UserAdoptionThanks for watching, if you'd like more like this don't forget to subscribe.Follow our YouTube channel to get all the latest video roundups, and join in the conversation on our Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages.For more Unified Communications News visit https://www.uctoday.com
Thoughtstuff - Tom Morgan on Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business and Office 365 Development
Audio version of my weekly update video (on YouTube). This week: Teams App Submission moving to Partner Center: more info Microsoft to add new firstline-worker features, like 'Walkie Talkie' voice calls, to Teams How to configure a Microsoft Teams Compliance Recording BOT Policy Using PowerShell 6 AI features Microsoft added to Office in 2019 Microsoft Ignite The Tour London Subscribe to all my videos at: thoughtstuff.co.uk/video Podcast: thoughtstuff.co.uk/itunes or thoughtstuff.co.uk/podcast Blog: thoughtstuff.co.uk/blog
The end of the year is near and yet, as it always does, January will peak its head around the corner before we know it. As the New Year approaches, how will you lead you and your team to make a fresh start for 2019? This isn’t about resolutions or goals. It’s a natural time… read more The post A Fresh Start for Teams: How to Assess Without Making a Mess appeared first on Contagious Companies.