Transforming Business through Culture with Tonille Miller

Today on The Future of Teamwork, Tonille Miller stops by to talk to host Dane Groeneveld about how she transforms business cultures with her organization EXT - Experience and Transformation, so that teams operate sustainably in the long term. In their conversation, the two talk about all things burnout, ownership mindsets, career progression, and how constraints inspire creative solutions.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:11 - 01:29] Meet Tonille Miller, Founder of EXT - Experience and Transformation
• [01:31 - 04:05] Transformation in your business means growing together
• [04:07 - 05:03] Thoughts on team interdependence
• [05:05 - 07:00] Doing more with less, getting teams to play well together
• [07:02 - 09:38] Where does an ownership mindset land in this environment?
• [09:39 - 11:39] Organizations Tonille has worked with to improve team conditions
• [11:41 - 12:42] Rules of thumb for setting parameters
• [12:43 - 14:43] Constraint inspires creativity
• [14:51 - 16:34] Psychological safety and creating an environment with zero tolerance for toxicity
• [16:34 - 21:11] Inclusivity, innovation, and reverse mentoring
• [21:16 - 23:42] "It is human to create"
• [23:44 - 25:12] Mattering and appreciation
• [25:16 - 26:44] Tonille's book explores imposter syndrome, organizational advice, and useful tidbits
• [26:44 - 30:07] Future pathways, growth, and progression in careers
• [30:07 - 32:22] Job crafting, changing what you're working on
• [32:23 - 33:53] Cross-training a younger generation, the potential for innovation
• [33:52 - 38:06] "Don't let burnout happen to you"
• [38:13 - 41:04] Finding purpose and setting boundaries
• [41:04 - 43:10] Trade-offs in balance, finding value, downtime, and pursuing goals
• [43:11 - 46:14] Designing a new culture is strategic