Notes on Resilience 149: Trust Builds Teams, with Nate Amidon
A cargo plane cockpit isn’t the first place most people look for lessons on software leadership—until you hear what happens when a co-pilot stays silent. A single dismissive moment can shut down a voice and invite disaster
In this episode, I talk with Nate Amidon, founder and CEO of Form 100 Consulting Today, about how trust, humility, and psychological safety turn complex, invisible work into predictable results, and why compassionate leadership is a performance advantage.
We explore what it means to pull out the best thinking from your team, and map the small behaviors that create psychological safety. We also dig into the unique challenges of a software business, where the work is hidden behind screens and pipelines. You can’t walk a factory floor to spot a stalled widget; you need people to surface risk early.
Finally, we connect compassion to alignment: clear goals, plain-language requirements, and feedback loops that let executives and engineers row in the same direction.
If you care about building resilient teams, scaling delivery without burnout, and creating a culture where people actually speak up, this conversation is for you.
Listen, and share with a manager you know who could benefit.
Nate Amidon is the founder and CEO of Form100 Consulting, a veteran-owned and veteran-staffed technology consulting firm that brings military leadership principles to software development organizations. Nate has spent over 20 years serving in the Air Force as a C-17 pilot in both active duty and reserve capacities. His experience leading C-17 crews and planning large military exercises provided the basis for Form100 Consulting’s approach. When not collaborating with clients, you’ll find him chasing trout with a flyrod or skiing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
You can connect with Nate and learn more about him on LinkedIn.
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