Keith Ferrazzi, an executive team coach and bestselling author, shares insights on transforming leadership into 'teamship.' He emphasizes the power of vulnerability and trust in building cohesive teams. Discover his concept of 'co-elevation,' where teammates uplift one another. Ferrazzi discusses the importance of overcoming conflict avoidance through open communication and introduces strategies like 'candor breaks' for psychological safety. Learn how genuine connections can enhance team performance and collaboration.
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Building a Caring & Trusting Team
Define a clear social contract within your team, outlining expectations for communication and support.
Establish shared assumptions like truth-telling, mutual accountability, and vulnerability to foster high performance.
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Personal & Professional Check-ins
Keith Ferrazzi uses personal and professional check-ins at gatherings, including at his home and with teams.
This practice promotes vulnerability and shared experiences, strengthening team bonds and psychological safety.
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Vulnerability & Empathy
Sharing vulnerabilities fosters empathy and collectivism among team members.
This creates a sense of shared experience, promoting stronger team cohesion and trust. It doesn't require identical struggles, only acknowledging shared humanity.
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The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success--and Won't Let You Fail
Keith Ferrazzi
In this book, Keith Ferrazzi emphasizes the importance of creating an inner circle of 'lifeline relationships' – deep, close relationships with a few key trusted individuals who offer encouragement, feedback, and mutual support. Ferrazzi argues that success in any field requires a trusted team of advisors who can provide guidance and hold you accountable to achieving your goals. The book provides a step-by-step guide on how to master the mindsets necessary for building these relationships, overcome career-crippling habits, set powerful goals, and use 'sparring' as a tool for decision-making.
Never Eat Alone
And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Keith Ferrazzi
In 'Never Eat Alone,' Keith Ferrazzi shares his insights on networking and relationship-building, emphasizing the importance of genuine connections and mutual success. The book outlines specific steps and an inner mindset for connecting with others, highlighting principles such as generosity, constant communication, and reciprocity without keeping score. Ferrazzi draws from his own experiences and those of highly connected individuals to provide practical advice on handling rejection, attending events, and maintaining long-lasting connections in both personal and professional settings.
How do you build a team that genuinely cares for each other?
You already know how important building your positive peer group is for your brain. The same principles apply to your team within the workplace. It’s common to look at your coworkers or employees as a group of individuals. But what if there was a way to turn your team into a cohesive, collaborative unit?
Our guest today challenges the traditional notions of leadership focusing instead on the power of teamship. Keith Ferrazzi is an executive team coach, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of the iconic book, Never Eat Alone. He’s here to talk about his latest book, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship.
It isn’t important that everyone on your team has the exact same struggle. They just have to know that you all struggle together. Instead of committing to the same mission, you commit to push each other to higher levels as one group. Listen in as Keith talks about how to move beyond leadership to develop truly collaborative, supportive, and high-performing teamships.
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