Tech companies often prioritize rapid value growth and exit strategies over long-term sustainability. To thrive, organizations must focus on building trust and developing healthy team dynamics, even in short-term project settings. The importance of the human element in teamwork is recognized, as success relies on effective collaboration. However, there's a tendency for leaders to exhibit sophistication bias, underestimating the simplicity of necessary changes for creating a healthy organizational culture, which prevents them from fully embracing these practices.
In this first episode, Pat and Cody discuss why the smartest companies don’t always win. He presents organizational health as the greatest competitive advantage in business and takes us back to his first job to discuss where it all started.