Dan's lived in California, Ireland, and Spain, traveled the world for work, and made friends across every kind of belief system. He has one rule for all of it: share openly, never proselytize. This episode is about why that rule has changed him more than almost anything else.

In this episode:

• The one filter Dan uses when deciding who to let into his life and his team
• What happened in Portugal when Russia invaded Ukraine — and how Dan handled it
• Why proselytizing at work slowly shrinks the team you're able to build
• How surrounding yourself with people who disagree without pushing has moved Dan toward the middle

Chapters:

00:00 | Intro: The one rule Dan uses to decide who he surrounds himself with

00:45 | Growing up in California, living in Ireland and Spain, and what diverse friendships taught him

01:32 | The rule: share your opinions freely, never try to convert anyone

02:29 | What happened in Portugal when Russia invaded Ukraine and two employees couldn't be in the same room

03:29 | How Dan handled it and what he told both of them separately

03:54 | Why proselytizing at work eventually shrinks the talent pool willing to work with you

04:47 | What happens to teams when one viewpoint dominates the conversation

05:33 | How surrounding himself with people who don't try to convince him moved Dan to the middle

Connect with Dan → https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-watkins/