A Journey from Street Hockey to Coaching Thriving Teams with Andrew Sillitoe

Today's The Future of Teamwork episode features a conversation with Andrew Sillitoe, performance coach and author of 'Managing the Mist.' Explore Andrew's journey from street hockey to professional leagues, and how he applies that history to his successes in business. With show host and HUDDL3 CEO Dane Groeneveld, Andrew delivers key insights on coaching clarity, designing effective training, fostering psychological safety, prioritizing mental health, and achieving distributed leadership for teams to thrive.

Key Takeaways

• [00:00 - 05:30] Introducing Andrew Sillitoe, author of Managing the Mist, business psychologies, performance coach, and founder
• [00:48 - 03:41] Humble beginnings in street hockey to the professional leagues and applying that experience to business and advertising
• [06:28 - 07:34] How are we freeing teams to be healthier, better humans inside and outside work
• [07:32 - 09:34] Giving your team learning opportunities to wing it, looking back fondly on the autonomy offered working at Yellow Pages
• [09:36 - 12:31] What are you prepared to let go of short-term for long-term benefits
• [12:30 - 13:54] Coaching clarity and avoiding assumptions
• [14:00 - 15:57] Two benefits to coaching, a non-player perspective, considering the Eisenhower Matrix and prioritization
• [15:58 - 19:37] The differences between mentoring away from the game and coaching in the game
• [19:38 - 23:30] Six steps of how to design training
• [23:31 - 25:12] Finding balance with your team, looking for the best idea, not the boss's idea
• [25:20 - 31:10] Andrew's books about creating clarity and driving flow in teams, managing stress, and transformation (Managing the Mist, The Four Keys)
• [31:10 - 32:52] The vulnerability of sharing your story, a movement in wellbeing and navigating difficult times
• [32:53 - 36:24] A new generation of the workforce that prioritizes psychological safety, mental health, and constructive feedback
• [36:27 - 37:55] Mental health, physical health, and the routines that reinforce them (nutrition, rest, etc.)
• [37:58 - 40:31] Ikigai, the blue zones, and nutrition's role in flow
• [40:36 - 45:04] Distributed leadership and aligning vision so teams show up to tackle problems, tactical decision-making toward achieving objectives
• [45:06 - 46:36] A purpose statement doesn't have to be grandiose; make achievable objectives for your team
• [46:39 - 48:05] Clarity around purpose statements and distributed leadership