Teamwork - A Better Way

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier discuss the power of gratitude in a very personal and emotionally impactful episode (Recorded 20 November 2020). 

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Our worst nightmare 
07:41 Q1 | The healing power of gratitude
14:05 Q2 | A mother's story
22:28 Q4 | The memory that destroys all negativity
32:53 OT | The contagiousness of gratitude

Michel Thiry, Managing Partner, Valense Ltd., joins hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to discuss how to successfully navigate an uncertain business environment using a design mindset (Recorded 22 October 2020). 

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Working on-site / Michel Thiry introduction
10:21 Q1 | Living in a VUCA world (delete after 16:25)
16:38 Q2 | The meaning of VUCA
26:27 Q3 | Relinquish control, unleash productivity
33:51 Q4 | A design mindset 
42:56 OT | The struggle to let go

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier talk about handling situations when negative behavior is actually rewarded by organizations, using the Analyzing Performance Problems flowchart developed by Robert Mager and Peter Pipe (Recorded 14 October 2020).

Here is a link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1879618176/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q5ozFbG9WEYYB  

Chapters:
00:00 PG | A new airport
05:42 Q1 | A new venture
13:12 Q2 | Why don't people address negative behavior?
21:07 Q3 | The meaning of communication
31:08 Q4 | Consequences under pressure
36:10 OT | Measuring the wrong things

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier continue their discussion about team performance challenges, specifically managing consequences, using the Analyzing Performance Problems flowchart developed by Robert Mager and Peter Pipe (Recorded 7 October 2020).

Here is a link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1879618176/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q5ozFbG9WEYYB  

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Camping
04:40 Q1 | Introduction to consequences
14:09 Q2 | Recognition and results
22:21 Q3 | Team diagnostic
32:04 Q4 | Compensation and consequences 
41:12 OT | Wrap up

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier discuss AI and its accelerating impact on careers, storytelling's essential nature and the importance of empathy (Recorded 29 September 2020).

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Spencer's keynote
05:00 Q1 | The coming AI disruption
10:19 Q2 | The importance of storytelling
16:39 Q3 | COVID accelerating AI
24:34 Q4 | AI voice
34:01 OT | Wrap up

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier discuss how to effectively analyze and address team performance challenges, using the Analyzing Performance Problems flowchart developed by Robert Mager and Peter Pipe (Recorded 9 September 2020).

Here is a link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1879618176/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q5ozFbG9WEYYB  

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Windstorm!
07:52 Q1 | Grandaddy Lakes
15:28 Q2 | Defining the problem
23:30 Q3 | Setting clear expectations
29:23 Q4 | Finding the right tools 
36:27 OT | Providing effective feedback

Jaclyn "Jax" Scott, a 17-year combat veteran with over 11 years in the Special Ops community as a Cyber/Electronic Warfare Warrant Officer and a lead cyber threat intel analyst and an instructor for cyber threat intel for Army Cyber, joins Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to share her incredible personal journey along with ways to help take care of yourself and others (Recorded 26 August 2020).

Visit Jax's LinkedIn profile here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjax/

Visit Jax's excellent blog "Beans and Bytes" here: https://beansandbytesblog.com/

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Welcome Jax!
08:58 Q1 | "I had to find my voice in this world"
17:16 Q2 | Take 10 minutes
25:16 Q3 | A young woman in a male-dominated profession
34:08 Q4 | Level up! 
42:50 OT | The journey is the destination

Patrick Weems, Co-Founder, Emmett Till Interpretive Center Fellow at Monument Lab and W.K. Kellogg Foundation, joins Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to discuss how the foundation is aiding in racial healing and reconciliation (Recorded 18 August 2020).

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Welcome Patrick!
06:25 Q1 | Patrick's background / story of Emmett Till
17:33 Q2 | "I could finally exhale"
27:10 Q3 | Why you Patrick? 
38:32 Q4 | The process of reconciliation 
45:06 OT | The first step

Annie Leib, "Empathetic Warrior" and host of Living with Annietude, joins Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to discuss how individuals and organizations can remove the physical and emotional toxins that keep us emotionally stuck (Recorded 12 August 2020).

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Welcome Annie!
09:10 Q1 | Toxicity role play
17:38 Q2 | An empathic soul / living with Annietude
29:42 Q3 | The cleansing power of honesty  
35:24 Q4 | Communication - a core challenge  
43:52 OT | "I don't know" and "Let it go" 

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier talk about the need for people to interact face-to-face and the impacts of working remotely (Recorded 30 July 2020).

Chapters:
00:00 PG | Time at the lake
07:28 Q1 | We are built for in-person interaction
13:05 Q2 | Google challenges 
18:16 Q3 | Learning from remote work
23:37 Q4 | The need for balance  
28:58 OT | Show wrap up