The Teamwork Advantage a Gregg Gregory Podcast

Since the beginning of the pandemic, teamwork and leadership have gone through a similar dramatic change as various marketing companies have experienced. In this episode of The Teamwork Advantage, Scott Vaughan takes us through the changes that have transpired in the past two years and discusses how great leaders now need to think differently as it relates to their team members and their teams as a whole.

Scott talks about change management. From how we go to market with new products to how our teams work. McKinsey & Company have said that a quarter of strategic initiatives fail. Not because the idea was poor or because the technology was bad. They fail when leadership doesn't recognize how these initiatives will impact their people.  The massive changes of the last few years has had a dramatic impact on the workforce. When leaders fail to recognize this, their initiatives fail.

Do you recall a special event from your youth?  Did that event turn into a dream for you?  Did you pursue that dream?  Did you realize it?

For me, it was a 4th grade field trip. While the dream from that time was not realized, over the past several years -  and some 50 years later - a variation of that dream has been realized. I hope you enjoy my story 

Teamwork in the workplace is vital at every level of business and it begins with effective team leadership.  An effective team leader needs to be "in the moment" when communicating with their team.  

In this episode of The Teamwork Advantage, Bille Shepard shares her four fundamentals for focusing on the present moment for any time we speak.  These are the same fundamentals that actors use every time a director says, "Action" or the curtain goes up on Broadway. These fundamentals are our body, our voice, our intention and our ability to improvise.  

Listen as Billie shares the secrets of when to look directly into the camera and when to look elsewhere while speaking on video. There are times when you may be speaking to one person and times you may be speaking to many on the team. 

My fascination with teamwork began when I was very young. Maybe it is because I am an only child and did not have siblings to fight with, who knows why, exactly? I am just grateful that I believe in this powerful statement.

In this brief episode of The Teamwork Advantage, I want to talk about what teamwork means to me and how important this statement truly is, especially for one 2022 US Olympic Speed Skater, Erin Jackson.

Here is the link to the story on The Today Show -- https://www.today.com/news/beijing-olympics/speed-skater-gives-race-slot-ensures-childhood-pal-goes-olympics-rcna11671 

This episode kicks off our fourth season with a bang! Get your ear buds and a note pad ready. Yair Riemer is the CEO of Intoo, a leading career mobility solution provider. During our discussion, Yair shares strategies on how to instill a culture where mistakes are celebrated and employees learn from them to build stronger teams and achieve greater success.

One key strategy he shares is his chain reaction strategy – don’t miss this one!

In this finale of our 3rd season, Gregg Gregory shares what he has been grateful for this year. We hope that Gregg's reflections help you find the things you are grateful for in your life. 

If you can, be sure to watch the video of this podcast as well. Gregg shares some amazing pictures of his new neighborhood in Annapolis MD.

Be sure to join us in January for the next season of "The Teamwork Advantage"!

Our guest on this episode is Bill Humbert, also known as the “Recruiter Guy”.  Bill works with both sides of the hiring process and helps job searchers navigate the AI (Artificial Intelligence) world of recruiting and strategies to maximize your efforts to getting hired in this new age of the job searching. For the recruiter within a company or government agency, we discuss approaches for getting the best recruits and strategies to get them hired.  

Whether you are looking to join a team, or increase your organizational culture by hiring the right individual, this podcast will help you find the right people, and the right skills, for your team and organization.

Our guest in this amazing episode is Keith Taylor, a former executive with the IRS.  Most of us know the IRS only as the government agency that manages our taxes. Keith shares that there is a lot more to the over 80,000 employee organization than just processing our taxes.

Now retired from the IRS, Keith spent over 30 years with the agency and played a significant role in many changes with the IRS over the years.  

You will be inspired to think of your teams differently after this episode. You will also have tools to get your teams to function at an elite level and increase productivity, regardless of your industry or your role in the organization.

This episode's guest is Melanie Pump.  Her story is powerful.  She was a 15 year old high school dropout and today she is the CFO of a trusted independent partner for digital asset custody. 
 
Melanie's  story shows us how being vulnerable can truly help you thrive – as a person and as a leader.

Toxicity can be like an undercurrent in the ocean, not readily visible.  For Melanie, growing up in a difficult climate and dropping out of school brings a unique perspective to the world of toxic environments. Melanie shares with us how we may be adding to the toxicity in our workforce.  

When hiring, our natural tendency is often to favor potential team members that our like us.  The fact is that, when possible, it is often better to hire someone who is the opposite of ourselves. This helps the team develop a stronger diversity of thought for solving problems in the workplace. Every team requires various skills to succeed.

In this episode, Jared Hummel shares lessons from his hockey days about teamwork, how they have served him in business, and how these lessons can serve you as well.