Have you ever been on a highly talented team, but the team wasn’t very good? Have you ever been on a team where not every single member was a rock star, but something about the team just worked? We’ve all had these types of experiences. Yet, it can be difficult to understand what makes one team successful and another one not. In this show we will dive deep into the ways great organizations build trust, collaborate, and operate at their peak level. While each team and organization have their own unique challenges, goals, and dynamics, there are some universal qualities that allow teams to come together and thrive: an environment of psychological safety, inclusion and belonging, navigating conflict, and maintaining a healthy balance of high expectations and empathy. And, facing a global pandemic and all of the ways this impacts the economy, the way we work, and how we live, is a painful, but important reminder of how interconnected we all are. So, what is the leader’s role in all this?