The Teamwork Advantage a Gregg Gregory Podcast

Marcia Daszko helps us to recognize that, in the midst of changing times, is a powerful place to succeed. This begins with a compelling purpose. Moving from a small boutique consulting firm, Marcia studied Dr. Deming’s work extensively to learn the secrets of being a powerful leader.

Marcia shares stories and fundamental examples of organizations that have flourished, and others who have floundered. She also talks about her own Strategic compass that you can view at:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5912a7a5725e2534f1acb123/t/62ddceb1e12e3a3d662e6ac3/1658703537727/Stategic+Compass+Handout.pdf

For our podcast listeners, Marcia has offered our listeners the opportunity to take her leadership assessment, here:
https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/xhCN3w

To contact Marcia directly, visit her website at https://www.mdaszko.com

A self proclaimed paranoid planner, Toms Blodnieks shares why it is critical to plan everything, including our to our downtime with family and friends.

As the Chief Operations Officer of DeskTime, the ultimate all-in-one automatic time tracking software, Toms shares what they have done with their hybrid workforce and the benefits of adopting a simple and more productive 35-hour work week.  

He admits communication is a challenge, but according to Toms, once those processes are in place, your success is sure to follow.  Don't miss this informative episode!

Alyssa Cox shares some outstanding tips and secrets that every team needs to know about building trust, vulnerability, and transparency.  Alyssa has worked in the consulting industry for a number of  years, and with some of the largest consulting firms. Now she shares the things, that she has discovered, that actually work when interacting with your teammates.

She helps us understand the need for creating an environment of psychological safety in the workplace.  She shares with us the strategies and benefits of very simple, and yet very tactical, things.  These strategies apply regardless if you are working in person or virtually.  

These simple ideas are learning from our failures, both big and small, and encouraging conversation between peers.

On the surface, this may seem innocuous and trivial. Yet, if we apply these ideas with thought and intention, we can realize some very powerful results. 

Doug Roberts founded the Institute for Education Innovation, where he works with school administrators across the country to help build collaborative relationships between educators and companies that support education.

The institute focuses on how to teach children using "outside of the box" thinking and techniques.  In this interview,  Doug shares the strategies he employs with his team, and ultimately with school administrators, helping them recognize that business can help the world of education.

Listen closely and see which of Doug’s techniques you can employ in your daily life. This is not just about education, he talks about life-long learning and a host of other great topics.

In this episode of The Teamwork Advantage, Phil Strazzulla shares the journey of his company's growth over just a few short years, utilizing a remote-only team of 20, to help Human Resource professionals. He is totally upfront and shares his successes along with some challenges, and how he works to overcome them.

SSR’s remote-only workforce poses some unique challenges. I encourage you to listen to Phil's ideas on how to stay focused and reduce the distractions that we all experience when working alone or remotely.

Patrick Cootes shares his story and why he felt he needed to make a change for himself and for the industry of learning.  He is upfront in his belief that he was in over his head and felt like an impostor among some amazing talented code writers.  Over the past 24 months, Patrick and his team have developed this incredible idea that, when we have an unabridged ability to give feedback without fear of any retribution, the team thrives.

One key element that I personally took away was that, when someone receives feedback (good or less than good), and if they feel comfortable in doing so, they then share that feedback with the entire team.  Patrick shares the power that this does for the team.

His message resonates with every level of an organization, whether you are part of a startup, an entrepreneur, or senior management. Patrick's message is truly for everyone at every level of the organization.

Tom Ziglar's latest book “10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times” shares that, while the virtues have not changed, people’s priorities in life have shifted and become more intentional and foundational during, and since, the pandemic.  

In this episode of The Teamwork Advantage, Tom shares his research and discusses how leaders need to adapt in today’s ever changing time of disruption.

Tom talks about a few of the virtues that top leaders possess today, like selflessness.  One thing that resonated with me during the interview was that gratitude and fear cannot operate in the same space. We need to start each day in a place of gratefulness.

Tom also shares his step-by-step approach to the perfect start to every day that, when followed, will set you up for success.

Kevin Campbell, our guest in this episode, helps us identify strategies to increase employee engagement. He says it is as easy as 1-2-3,  followed by A-B-C.  Kevin’s approach gets employees involved and engaged – Conversations build greater buy-in.

Take the time to listen to this episode if you are looking for concrete ways to engage productively with your team members!

Rajesh shares his experiences from growing up in India and the challenges he faced when he moved to England as a young man. Then he talks about the drastically different cuture he experienced when he moved to the United States. He also spent time living in Denmark, where experienced additional challenges with the homogenous society there.

Drawing from his vast and varied background, Rajesh shares what he learned and how, regardless of your job within an organization, you can become stronger and more effective.

If you'd like to follow Dr. Rajesh Kumar, connect on his website (https://globalstrategicadvisory.com/) or LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-kumar-81aa6a10/

Cam F. Awesome is the winningest boxer in United States history and former Captain of the US Olympic Boxing team.  Like many of us might think, Cam thought boxing was an individual sport. He quickly learned that boxing, too, is most definitely a team sport.

As his career grew, and he became Captain of the team, he quickly became aware of cultural differences and how they can easily impact so many people.  His stories are powerful and eye opening on many levels. 
 
Cam’s energy, like mine, can be infectious. You will not want to miss a single minute of this episode!