Join Mike for his podcast, We're All In This Together (which is also the title of his latest book). Mike shares his own wisdom and insight, and also interviews interesting and influential business leaders, thought leaders, and change makers on the show. Over the past 22 years, Mike has partnered with people, leaders, and teams within top organizations like Google, Wells Fargo, Airbnb, Gap, Microsoft, Schwab, the NBA, Genentech, eBay, the Oakland A's, and many others. Episodes of the show authentically address important topics and challenges, and offer specific tips about leadership, teamwork, and life. These conversations are designed to give you practical ideas, insights, and techniques to enhance your success, impact, and the performance of your team.
On today’s show I talk about focusing on inclusion and belonging, which is Pillar #2 from my new book, We’re All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging. Inclusion is about having respect for and appreciation of the differences of everyone on our team, and belonging is about creating an environment in which everyone knows they’re an integral part of the group. Belonging is a fundamental human need.
These things are essential to the health, culture, and success of our teams (and any group), and they’re often difficult to address authentically for a number of reasons. It takes willingness, awareness, and courage for us to both engage in authentic conversations about inclusion and belonging, and to actually move things in a positive direction on these fronts. And, if our teams are going to thrive, we must be willing to do this important work together in an on-going and effective way.
On today’s show I talk about creating psychological safety, which is Pillar #1 from my new book, We’re All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging. Psychological safety is essential group trust, and it is foundational to the success of any group. When we create an environment within our team that is safe for risk-taking, disagreement, failure, boldness, and authenticity, we’re able to innovate, perform, and thrive. This isn’t easy, but it’s so important, especially right now.
Full Show NotesOn today’s show I talk about loneliness, which is something I recently realized I’ve been feeling, but haven’t been acknowledging. There is a lot of loneliness in the air right now, understandably. And, like any emotion, when we authentically feel it, we have power. But, when we avoid or deny it, it has power over us. We explore healthy ways for us to feel our emotions genuinely and connect with those around us in a healthy, authentic, and productive way. This is not easy stuff, yet it is so important.
Full Show NotesOn today’s show I talk about the challenge and importance of focusing on the good stuff in the midst of everything that is going on right now. Because things are so challenging it can be hard to tap into gratitude these days authentically, or we can feel guilty for doing so given how much suffering exists in the world. While it is important to be mindful of this, there is real power for us when we allow ourselves to focus on what we appreciate about what’s happening. While I wish this all wasn’t going on, there are some aspects of it that I am enjoying. And, it’s not only okay for us to acknowledge this good stuff, it’s essential for us to do so.
Full Show NotesToday is the day…my new book, We’re All in This Together, is officially available! On this show, I share the origin story behind this new book, the specific reasons why I wrote it, the significance of the title and timing, and how it connects with what we’re going through right now. I also talk about the four pillars of the book and how these things relate to you and your team. The moment that we’re in calls for us to come together in a new and different way. Now more than ever, we truly are all in this together.
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