This week, Bonnie Evangelista joins Dan Kasper on the Instill Culture Lab video series to dive into the concept of culture and building high-performance teams. With Dan's expertise from his Navy Special Operations days and Bonnie’s experience leading teams in the DoD, they peel back the layers on the emotional impact of leadership, the significance of soft skills, and the transformative approach to adopting new technologies. They also share an intriguing case study regarding Sam Altman and OpenAI that demonstrates the lengths a devoted team will go to for its trusted leaders.

TIMESTAMPS:

(5:32) How leadership can happen at any level

(8:52) The power of emotional intelligence and building networks

(11:33) Tactical ways to develop trust with your team

(14:35) The one mistake that destroys good leadership

(20:03) When to consider emotions in decision-making

(23:12) How to facilitate the adoption of new tech

(24:33) The sole question any AI tool needs to answer

(28:52) Why user problems are crucial

LINKS:

Follow Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-kasper-022359b7/

Follow Bonnie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-evangelista-520747231/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/

Instill: https://instill.ai/