Conversations about company culture and team member engagement have become more and more important in today’s business world. Christian Cotichini, CEO of HeroX, is a pioneer in this regard. He has eliminated managers, refuses to do performance reviews, and would rather work with millennials. Listen in to this second chat between Shannon and Christian as they talk about crowdsourcing and creating a unique company culture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.