Today, we have a special episode featuring three Altus Principals, all co-authors of the Altus book Growing Groups into Teams.

Dan Winter, Steven E. Jones, and Kobe Bogaert chat about learnings on leadership from the first season of Missing Conversations episodes. In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Why learning is a leadership practice that should never end.

• How the enemies of learning can interfere with positive organizational change.

• The importance of being open to the things you know you don’t know.

• How paying attention to listening opens up real learning.

• Why engaging with your people on a personal level is critical to turning a group into a team.

About Dan Winter

Dan works with successful leaders around the world facing their most challenging situations to generate fresh insights and innovative approaches to reach new levels of results. His diverse, international clients have leveraged his deep expertise in coaching, team and organization development, strategy, and culture change to thrive in dynamic markets and create high-performing, inclusive cultures as they capitalize on global opportunities.

About Steven E. Jones, PhD

Steven is an executive coach, advisor, and consultant who inspires and guides leaders in the US and around the world to navigate cultural transformation across systems. He partners with executives and their teams to build organizational cultures that increase value, improve lives, and expand the capacity of communities to achieve outcomes that transform challenges into opportunities. Steven combines wisdom, care, results-based leadership, and generative distinctions to engage the whole person in building practices to thrive.

About Kobe Bogaert

Kobe works with senior executives and leadership teams of private and public companies in the US and Europe. With the Altus Growth partners team, he guides technology, biotech, distribution, manufacturing and professional service companies through strategy development, executive team development, high stakes conflict resolution, leadership development, organizational culture and business process development. Kobe’s ability to question client assumptions allows them to experience extraordinary growth for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

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Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #LifelongLearning

Amy Vodarek and Kobe Bogaert discuss the importance of paying attention to what our bodies are trying to tell us with Sheeja Shaju, Founder and CEO of I Create. Sheeja is an expert in somatic coaching, using specific body practices to tie into our bodies' immense intelligence and wisdom.

Somatics In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Why it’s so critical to pay attention to the signals your body is sending you.

• How team engagement improves when the leader becomes more aware of their own mind-body connection.

• Why it’s important to observe your own body, sense your energy, and be present in the moment.

• How missing conversations impact your ability to achieve the results you want.

• A simple five-point centering technique to help you become more present in your body—any time, any place.

About Sheeja Shaju: Sheeja Shaju, a co-author of Growing Groups into Teams, guides corporate executives, business owners, and emerging talent to make and deliver bigger promises through her company, I Create. For eight years, she led programs and coached for the Institute for Generative Leadership-Asia, where she also served as Director of Learning and Somatics. Sheeja has over 25 years of experience offering coaching and training in such companies as Hershey, Cumins, SIemens, BMC Software, Mercedes Benz, and Kohler.

About the book Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

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Keywords: #Somatics #TeamGrowth #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #CEOCoaching #BeingPresent

Elayna Alexandra and Dan Winter discuss the foundations of leadership coaching with Sumit Gupta, Founder and CEO of Deploy Yourself School of Leadership.

In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Prioritizing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and empathy to foster a collaborative work environment

• The power each leader has over their own growth and choices

• Commitment, prioritization, and presence in leadership

• The importance of choice at every level of leadership

• How to create space for uncomfortable conversations to inspire and empower your teams

About Sumit Gupta: Sumit Gupta is a serial entrepreneur, and Deploy Yourself School of Leadership is his fourth organization. The creator of the Choosing Leadership model, Sumit is gifted at helping people see their own power, which he attributes to years spent hiding from his own power. He is a coach and trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and high-level leaders who want to transform their leadership teams and create a culture of ownership throughout their organizations.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

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Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #CEOCoaching

Dan Winter and Pam Fox Rollin connect with Michelle Tinsley, co-founder and former President/COO of YellowBird Holdings. YellowBird simply and easily matches highly qualified Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) professionals with businesses. Together they explore how to learn on-the-go as a leader with an experimental, adaptive mindset.

In today’s conversation, we cover:

• How to shift your team’s mindset to embracing learning and experimentation

• How to pivot when the plan changes dramatically

• Building trust and community for gig economy professionals engaging with established teams

• Prioritizing your own well-being to lead personal and professional growth

About Michelle Tinsley: Michelle Tinsley is the co-founder and former President/COO of YellowBird Holdings. Prior to founding YellowBird, Michelle served as CEO of Tinsley Retail Insights, a consulting firm helping retailers drive actionable innovation to compete with digital disruption, which she formed in January 2018. Since 2013, Michelle has been an angel investor in the Arizona Technology Investors group. She is happily married and together with her husband, Alan, raises her two sons aged 16 and 10 in Phoenix, Arizona.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

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Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook

Kobe Bogaert and Amy Vodarek speak with Paymon Hamidi, CEO of Infracore, an Information Technology Consulting and Managed Services firm founded in 2003. Their conversation focuses on the three major areas where Paymon recognized his team needed support in order to start acting less like a group and more like a team: communication that sparks action, filtering negative information, and letting go.

In today’s conversation, we explore:

• How to improve communication in a growing company

• When and where to be transparent and when to hold back information

• Building trust in a business partnership

• How to engage in “breakdown conversations” or what Paymon prefers to call “conversations for a better future”

• How to build strong organizational culture through values alignment, guiding principles, and capacity management

About Paymon Hamidi: Paymon co-founded Infracore in 2003 to provide best-in-class IT services to organizations struggling with IT issues due to lack of expertise and/or capacity. Throughout his career, Paymon has focused his efforts toward mentoring IT professionals and cultivating a culture centered around mutual respect and personal growth.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Throgh real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook

Kobe Bogaert and Heather Neely connect with Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, about his experience as a servant leader. Garry is also the founder of The Learning Moment, where he shares his wisdom with organizations and leaders to help them build their cultures. This episode is like a crash course of The Learning Moment—packed with memorable anecdotes and leadership insights.

In today’s conversation, we explore:

• The importance of humility, learning, and putting people first in leadership

• How to create a culture of belonging and high-performance

• How to prioritize and embed your company’s values in everyday conversations

• A permission statement for responsibility or the “maniac pledge”

• How to develop a positive company culture through relationship and trust-building
  
  

About Garry Ridge: Garry Ridge spent 25 years as CEO building one of the world’s most beloved and recognized branded companies, the WD-40 Company, starting with creating a culture of leaders and individual contributors who are genuinely joyful in their work. He refers to this time of his career as his apprenticeship. And now, he fulfills his life’s purpose by transforming his learnings into teachings, extending his guidance as a coach to companies and executives worldwide. Garry co-authored Helping People Win at Work with Ken Blanchard and contributed a chapter to the Marshall Goldsmith/Frances Hesselbein book Work is Love Made Visible. You may also know Garry from his foreword in Growing Groups Into Teams. His forthcoming book, Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It, is scheduled for release in 2024.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

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Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook

Dr. Steven Jones and guest host Sonia Bu catch up with Andrea Bordenca, CEO of DESCO Service and co-author of Growing Groups Into Teams. Andrea shares her personal journey of self-discovery and learning to learn which fundamentally shifted her relationship to leadership and working with others.

In this episode, we explore the critical conversations needed around:

• Reframing your story and building trust

• Recognizing the power of reciprocity in both personal and professional relationships

• Valuing and leveraging multiple perspectives to achieve a shared future and desired results

• Being committed to taking care of what truly matters to you as a person and as a leader

• Setting boundaries and prioritizing values as a leader

• Transforming your leadership style to enact a culture shift

About Andrea Bordenca: Andrea Bordenca is an entrepreneur, executive coach, and youth and adult leadership educator. Andrea serves as Managing Partner of Generative Consulting, CEO and chairperson of DESCO Service, founder of Lead Yourself Youth, principal of Venture Way Collaborative, and co-founder of The Women’s Collaborative. Andrea thrives when people of all ages, races, and genders are in dialogue together. She believes that the only way toward systemic change is by bringing all community stakeholders together to create change.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://altusgrowthpam.as.me/Zoom30min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

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Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook

Amy Vodarek and Heather Neely talk with Juliana Vergara, VP of Leadership and Executive Coaching with accounting firm FORVIS and co-author of Growing Groups into Teams. Juliana explains how she came to recognize the distinction between accountability and responsibility.

In today’s conversation, we explore:

• What it looks like to be accountable versus responsible

• How a responsibility mindset empowers you and your team’s success

• Acknowledging personal responsibility in times of success and failure

• Identifying signs of unproductive team dynamics

• Actionable responsibility-building practices you can bring to your team

About Juliana Vergara: Juliana Vergara, PCC, MS Clinical Psychology, coaches senior and emerging leaders in both the United States and Latin America. Her passion for leadership development and intentional growth has led her to impact the careers and lives of the people she coaches. Juliana’s clients have experienced significant transformation based on better understanding of themselves, who they lead, and what matters to them. She deeply cares about creating a world where people play bigger games without sacrificing their well-being.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://altusgrowthpam.as.me/Zoom30min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #PersonalResponsibility