Don't force teamwork, harness your team's superpowers
Great teams don't need to be friends
Episode 280 (Mark is based in Georgia)
In this conversation with Mark Murphy, we explore:
why you don’t have to like your teammates to perform well together
how forced fun can kill real teamwork
the five essential roles that make up every high-performing team
how to diagnose what’s missing when your team is stuck
why adaptive leadership means the best person leads in each situation
how understanding others’ strengths makes collaboration easier
why leaders should stop trying to fill every role themselves
how team diversity creates synergy instead of friction
what new team leaders often get wrong
how real teamwork feels more like training for a marathon than going to a party
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About our guest, Mark Murphy:
Mark is a New York Times bestselling author with books, Hiring for Attitude, Hundred Percenters and his latest, Team Players: The Five Critical Roles Your Need to Build a Winning Team.
You can learn more about Mark, his books, reserch and programs at his website
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Key Lessons from this conversation with Mark Murphy:
teams don’t need to be friends to be effective
fake team-building activities can actually hurt performance
high-performing teams rely on five critical roles: director, achiever, stabilizer, trailblazer, harmonizer
it’s okay not to like everyone on your team—focus on results, not relationships
leadership on great teams is adaptive—who leads changes based on the situation
knowing your strengths and appreciating others’ roles builds trust and efficiency
team balance matters more than team bonding
great leaders don’t try to play every role—they delegate and empower others
when teams stall, identify which missing role is causing the blockage
success is measured by outcomes, not by how much fun the team has
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In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.
Your host is George Torok
George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He’s fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.
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https://superiorpresentations.net/
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