Ep-008: Is what you are calling a team actually just a group? With Brad King, PhD

Episode Summary

Brad King is an Organizational Change consultant who specializes in agile team evolution, change management and execution strategies. He has been trusted by companies ranging from education to energy to facilitate transformations in how work is done among specialized teams and how goals and strategies translate to concrete action that drive business growth.

I invited Brad to bring the team dimension to productivity and to pick his buzzing brain on trending topics like remote work as well as talk about some approaches to work going forward.
Listen through to the end where Brad shares his 20% that has made the biggest difference as well as an inspiring thought on personal productivity.

Highlights (TVF Timestamps)

Why being a deeply skilled individual is not enough anymore (04:00) (1:00:00)

The error of treating team knowledge work with the outdated industrial mindset (08:00)

Does environment shape behaviour in organizations? (13:00)

The Work From Home and Hybrid Work Conundrum (15:00)

An intriguing less talked about aspect of inclusion regarding women in the workforce (23:00)

80/20 Problems of teams. Is your team just a group? (28:00)

One investment that will make a HUGE difference. It’s not what you think. (38:00)

One possible reason why burnout happens (45:00)

Greater than the sum of it’s parts—a metaphor for individuals and teams (49:00)

Executive leadership’s role in facilitating effective team work (54:00) (1:07:00)

As always, Brad’s 20% (1:11:00)

Brad’s Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kingbrad/

Official Website: https://bradleyking.ca/