How do great teams solve hard problems? Dr. Michaela Kerrissey believes it starts with curiosity, care, and a willingness to work together. Her research explores what makes teams thrive—how people from different backgrounds can bridge gaps, listen to one another, and turn collaboration into real innovation.

Michaela is an Associate Professor of Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she studies how healthcare organizations innovate, improve, and integrate services. Her work focuses on team dynamics, cross-sector collaboration, and leadership behaviors that help groups move from impasse to impact. She was named to the 2023 Thinkers 50 Radar list of top global management thinkers.

Michaela joined the podcast to discuss what makes teams effective, why a “we mindset” matters, and how to build cultures of openness, excellence, and shared problem-solving in any organization.

Michaela joined the podcast to discuss what makes teams effective, why a “we mindset” matters, and how to build cultures of openness, excellence, and shared problem-solving in any organization.