By Same Team Partners
Join Brett Harned and Greg Storey from Same Team Partners for a quick weekly check-in, where they check-in, discuss a big design ops topic, and then share what they're listening to, reading, and us
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In this episode of The High Five, Greg dives into his new project, Unseen, exploring the growing issue of loneliness and how it affects us all. Meanwhile, Brett reacts to a thought-provoking Behavioral Scientist article on "bursty communication," sparking a lively discussion on remote work, collaboration rhythms, and why the “watercooler” metaphor needs a reboot. Plus, a look into this week’s Teamangle posts and exciting updates about the first-ever Teamangle webinar!
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Here’s what we covered this week:
The Ask
We’re hosting our first-ever Teamangle webinar on December 12 at noon ET! Join us to learn about aligning, adapting, and achieving with your team. Register now!
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This week’s high-five goes to us—for sending out email campaigns about Teamangle to all our contacts. It felt a little weird, but hey, this is business. Hate the game, not the player!
This week’s episode is full of fun stories, big updates, and practical tips for improving communication for your team. We cover everything from fiery mishaps to the wild world of icebreakers, all while diving into how brevity's power can change how teams communicate.
The Review
This week, we dive into the power of concise communication and why “less is more” can make all the difference. Key points include:
This week, we published and are talking about:
The Ask
Download our first playbook, Your Team Work, Reimagined. This guide introduces the Teamangle framework for diagnosing and enhancing team alignment in communication, collaboration, and culture. It’s packed with insights and a self-assessment tool to help leaders unlock their team’s full potential. Download, read, and share it!
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High five to Rhythm—we’re finally in sync, hitting our stride, and it feels great. Here’s to finding your rhythm and making it work!
This week’s episode is packed with insights, updates, and reflections on hybrid work, our Teamangle content strategy, and more.
We start with Brett’s story of waiting 3.5 hours in line to vote, giving him plenty of time to fill out our Election Day Burrito Bingo card, a fun project we pulled together Monday night.
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This week’s topic focuses on the practicalities of hybrid work and why it shouldn’t be considered revolutionary—it’s just common sense. Brett shares his thoughts on a recent HBR article about Trip.com’s A/B testing of hybrid work, questioning the ethics and practicality of treating work modes as experiments. The conversation also reflects on previous experiences with hybrid work, where flexibility was embraced long before today’s technology made it even easier.
This week, we published and are talking about:
The Ask
We need your help spreading the word about Teamangle! If you know people who could benefit from Teamangle or have connections in the podcast world, reach out. We’d love the chance to talk about our insights and impact on other platforms.
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High fives all around this week for Teamangle! The platform is solid, our offerings are ready, and we’ve got our game faces on. Here’s to an exciting launch and helping teams achieve their best year ever. LET'S GO!
The 2024 Halloween episode is live (we recorded last night before the trick-or-treaters could come and ruin our recording).
We start with a "scary" story from Brett's recent post, Work Horror Stories: The Spookiest (and Funniest) Scares From My Career 🎃👻, and then High Five on the first PM for Humans Book Club and the fact that we finally just ordered the Teamangle Conversation Cards so you can hopefully get yours soon!
Then, we get to the critical stuff in The Review: Same Team Partners publish three new articles weekly, every week, starting now! This week, we published and are talking about
The Ask
Sign your team up for the Teamangle Diagnostic!
Teamangle equips you to lead your team to its best year ever. Our diagnostic tool goes beyond surface-level insights, pinpointing real issues with team alignment in communication, collaboration, and culture.
We don’t just deliver a report—we give you practical playbooks, workshops, and action plans designed to tackle challenges head-on. It’s team alignment with purpose, helping you create a connected, unstoppable team. Get the insights you need to make 2025 your best year ever.
Availability before end of year is limited, so book it now.
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Go Dodgers! Go editorial calendar! Go Joshua Bullock! High Fives all around!
Thanks for listening and we hope your Friday Halloween candy hangover subsides soon.
In this episode, we reflect on how the end of Happy Cog Austin eventually led to the creation of Same Team Partners and the launch of Teamangle. We each share our perspective on the emotional journey that began with the closure of the Austin office, eventually sparking a new chapter of helping teams thrive.
Brett dives into his keynote at the 12th annual Digital PM Summit, where he introduced Teamangle—a framework built on communication, collaboration, and culture. Tune in to hear how the lessons from those early days shaped Teamangle and why the PM community resonated with tools like the Teamangle Conversation Cards.
The Ask
Remember the Fyre Festival? It was supposed to be a luxury event, but it became a viral disaster due to a complete breakdown in communication and planning. Teams didn’t talk to each other, promises weren’t realistic, and the whole thing collapsed. The lesson? If your team’s communication, collaboration, and culture are off, it can all fall apart. That’s why there’s Teamangle—the tool to help spot and fix those cracks before it’s too late.
Teamangle gives you a clear view of how your team functions, using data and insights to uncover problems in communication, collaboration, and culture before they become significant issues. With easy-to-use conversation tools and workshops, Teamangle helps teams work better together and ensures you don’t end up with your own disaster.
Want to make 2025 your team's best year ever? Check out Teamangle today.
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This week, we're high-fiving about the completion of another Teamangle diagnostic. If you're interested in learning more, get in touch. We'd love to help.
This week on The High Five, we dive into the power of identifying team communication preferences for better collaboration through the lens of Brett's most recent Same Page post, Identifying team communication preferences for better collaboration.
Every team member brings a unique style to the table, and understanding these differences can unlock trust, productivity, and alignment. Brett explores key takeaways from Mark Murphy’s four communication styles framework, with insights on how tailoring communication leads to smoother teamwork, fewer misunderstandings, and better results.
But first, a quick look at recent happenings! Brett just returned from the Digital PM Summit, where he showcased Teamangle and handed out a “There is no AI in Team” shirt—right after an AI-themed presentation. Plus, the Teamangle cards are officially ready to order!
The Ask
Download Your Team Work, Reimagined, our free playbook, at our website. Discover the new Teamangle framework, tools, and insights to start transforming your team today.
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Tune in now to learn how identifying communication preferences can take your team to the next level—and don't forget to grab your free playbook! 🎧
It's no secret that these are tough times for creative teams. They're being pushed to do more with less. Many are operating under tighter budgets, fewer resources, and higher expectations. Yet, despite these pressures, few teams are evolving their practices or processes to match the demands of this new reality. We've been there, and this week, we're discussing Brett's most recent post on Same Page, Navigating challenges for creative teams in 2025.
Brett is a storyteller this week. First is his experience at a haunted prison, followed by a scarier story about when the entire UX department was cut from Happy Cog, and they had to pick up the pieces. We tried to remember the details, which we probably got wrong, but the lesson was to take care of the team first and then worry about process changes.
That's partly why we developed the Teamangle, a tool to diagnose and address the heart of team performance: communication, collaboration, and culture challenges.
The Ask
Download our new playbook, Your Team Work, Reimagined.
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High Five!
We're so stoked about launching Teamangle. We hope you'll check it out and share it with your networks.
Big news this week on The High Five! We're preparing for the official launch of the Teamangle, a team diagnostic to help uncover, diagnose, and solve challenges in the areas of communication, collaboration, and culture.
We're so excited about this launch, and while nothing is live yet, we've had tons of positive conversations with folks about the work we've done so far. Greg wrote Introducing our new team development and leadership framework, the Teamangle to start discussing the concept and dives into how and why we created Teamangle. Brett shares all of the upcoming Teamangle products and opportunities we have lined up for you. We hope you can feel the excitement!
The Ask
Subscribe to our site at sameteampartners.com so you can receive content updates, and of course, the launch of the Teamangle next week!
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Writing and content marketing! Get ready for all the Same Team Partners content coming your way!
Have a wonderful week.
Starting this week, we're publishing two new articles per week on our blog, Same Page. Moving forward, we'll be discussing those articles on The High Five. To kick us off, Greg recaps his latest article, Teams have to communicate. In the article, Greg brings up two team personas who solve team problems but might cause more problems due to a lack of communication. We talk about giving individuals and teams authority and autonomy to solve problems, share information, and help everyone succeed.
Anyway, we're excited to share more about what we're writing and welcome your perspective too. If you have a hot take on what we're discussing, email us at [email protected].
THE ASK
Buy a shirt at the Same Team Store. More designs and different products are coming soon!
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Our first playbook is ready to ship! What's the Teamangle anyway? You'll know soon enough. If you're on our mailing list, you'll get first access! Stay tuned.
Have a great weekend.
This week, we discuss the Forbes article Why Self-Advocacy Can Help You Become An Invaluable Collaborator, Brett and Greg share their own experiences with self-advocacy and discuss how to encourage self-advocacy and alignment on goals within teams.
The Ask
We launched a Same Team Store! Go grab a tee and keep and eye out, because more is coming soon!
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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.
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