DevOps Paradox

DOP 245: Building Your Best Team Ever

Jan 10, 2024

Learn how to build your best team ever and beat a team of A players. Discover the importance of trust, setting goals, and establishing regular behaviors. Explore the disconnect in organizations and the significance of building trust. Understand the impact of pro-social purpose and learn from failure for growth. Get insights on building an engaging culture and the story of the Savannah Bananas baseball team.

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Quick takeaways

Fostering psychological safety in a team leads to better performance and collaboration.

Balancing goal setting with regular behaviors increases the chances of success.

Connecting the work individuals do with the people who benefit from it inspires motivation and engagement.

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The importance of psychological safety in teams

Psychological safety refers to creating a climate in a team where individuals feel safe to take interpersonal risks, such as sharing ideas, admitting failures, and speaking up. Research shows that when teams have a climate of psychological safety, individuals are more likely to be engaged and motivated, leading to better performance and collaboration. It is crucial for leaders to foster an environment of trust and respect, where team members feel comfortable being themselves and expressing their opinions without fear of negative repercussions.

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Setting Goals and Establishing Regular Behaviors

25min

Disconnect and Building Trust in Organizations: Lessons from Frontier Communications

2min

Pro-Social Purpose and Meaningful Work

11min

Competition, Learning, and Mourning for Failure

3min

Building the Best Team Ever and the Story of the Savannah Bananas

5min

#245: Imagine this. You think you've been hired into a team of all A players. Think Wayne Gretsky, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, etc. Instead, what's really happened is you've been assigned to the team that is nothing more than the people that played behind the people that played behind the A players. Yeah, you've been demoted to the third string team.

You think, ok, at least I made a team and I'm not bagging groceries (is that still a thing?) down at the local market. Now that you're on a team, how do you plug in and help make the team better?

In this episode, we speak with Dr. David Burkus about his latest book “Best Team Ever”. We go into the 3 key areas that both the manager and the players need to understand in order to actually create a team that might even be able to beat a team of A players.

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