
Shannon Waller's Team Success
Shannon Waller, author of The Team Success Handbook, has been the entrepreneurial team expert at Strategic Coach® since 1995. Shannon Waller’s Team Success podcasts are a series of insights around teamwork and success that she’s gained from working with entrepreneurs.
Latest episodes

Oct 20, 2016 • 19min
How People Grow
The difference between entrepreneurial and corporate workplace culture has a significant impact on team members, including the ways in which they experience growth in these organizations. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller explains why knowing yourself is the key to making massive strides in any entrepreneurial business.

Sep 22, 2016 • 20min
How To Prevent Burnout And Sustain Growth
Experiencing workplace burnout is like running a marathon you haven’t trained for—it leaves you feeling drained and unaccomplished. One of the biggest dangers fast-growing companies face is not being educated on how to prevent burnout, and team members can end up frustrated and unmotivated. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller talks action steps to avoid this common pitfall.

Sep 21, 2016 • 10min
Complain Or Create
When given the choice, are you a creator or a complainer? We’ve all been in situations that haven’t gone according to plan, but what a lot of people don’t realize is how much control they actually have over these experiences. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller gives clarity to the fact that you can happen to things, instead of things happening to you.

Sep 21, 2016 • 17min
How To Say No … Gracefully
There is a very small percentage of people who are actually good at saying no. Whether we’re caught off guard or are trying to please someone, we’re all guilty of committing ourselves to things we don’t have time for. And this is how messes happen. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller provides guilt-free strategies for saying no gracefully.

Jul 15, 2016 • 13min
The Meeting Makeover
Regardless of where you work, meetings are the norm. They’re an opportunity for minds to meet, collaborate, and strategize on future business ventures. But what percentage of these meetings is productive, directed, and useful? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller gives the formula for maximizing meetings.

Jul 15, 2016 • 17min
Overcoming Procrastination
If procrastinating feels bad, why do we all do it? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller explores the psychology of procrastination, explaining why our good intentions don’t always materialize into reality. Learn how to take advantage of short sprints, rewards, and others’ talents to stop falling into the easy trap of avoidance.

Jul 15, 2016 • 14min
The Impact Of Fatigue On Teamwork
When you get tired, other people get stupid. Does this sound familiar? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller stresses the importance of taking time away from your business to restore and rejuvenate. Recognizing when you’re operating from a creative, mechanical, or reactive zone can change the direction of your teamwork to be more open, collaborative, and communicative.

Apr 11, 2016 • 11min
The Importance Of Ethics
Are the leaders in your company aligned with your value system? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller discusses why it’s so important to be transparent with your team on issues of ethics and integrity. Learn strategies for building an organization that operates with high integrity and why it’s so important to take action when someone on your team is not in alignment with your company values.

Apr 3, 2016 • 13min
Unique Ability® Trumps Status
Why is our status so important to us? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller calls attention to status-driven individuals and the negative impacts they can have on teamwork. To have a thriving team and company, put unique talents before status and do away with standard titles so that people aren’t chasing status and positions that don’t fit them and ultimately impede great teamwork.

Apr 3, 2016 • 12min
The Benefits Of An Abundance Mindset
Do you believe the world is generous and that there’s plenty to go around? Or do you feel that the world is happening to you and there will never really be enough? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller goes in depth about how your mindset drives everything. Discover whether you’re operating from a place of abundance or scarcity and the impact this may be having on your creativity and teamwork.