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by Jim and Michele McCarthyJoy or Misery: That is the difference between being on a team with a shared vision and being on one without. We have made it our life's work to study teamwork and how to create teams that consistently attain shared vision and achieve great results. Come join us as we talk about what we’ve encountered, what we've learned and -more to the point, perhaps - what we continue to learn.
Recent podcasts
105. Team Energy Management
Jim and Michele discuss a variety of topics related to energy management such as indications of energy-draining meetings, energy conservation techniques, and the idea of partnering with someone else to monitor each other’s energy.
104. Maturity and Problem Awareness
Solving a problem can be categorized into four levels with the first and most basic level being the sensory level. The next level is being intellectually aware that what you sense is a problem. Third is understanding that there are multiple options for solving the problem, and the fourth level is implementing the best option. Jim and Michele talk about different types of problems, the problem solving process, and “outcome based motivation”.
103. Business 101 Part 1
Jim and Michele discuss tips for meeting more effectively. Learn how to reduce the amount of time you spend in unproductive discussion and how to have efficient meetings with measurable outcomes.
102. Introduction to the Core System Part 8
If you realize you are in an inefficient meeting or in a discussion that is going nowhere you have a method of improving the situation: Check Out. The Check Out Protocol requires you to remove yourself if you are in an unproductive situation. If you, or people you are with, are not fully present or if there is someplace else that it would be better for you to be then you should Check Out and do what you need so that you can Check In again. Jim and Michele walk through the protocol and discuss some of the situations in which Checking Out should be used, and provide anecdotes of how Check Out has helped in a range of situations such as family interactions, anger management, and meeting efficiency.
101. Introduction to the Core System Part 7
The Check In Protocol is an interpersonal connectivity process - it is a method for each person on a team to manage emotions, presence, and their intention to support and adhere to The Core Commitments. Jim and Michele walk through Check In and provide examples and anecdotes of the protocol in use. Check In as deeply as possible; the depth of the group’s Check In translates directly to the quality of the group’s results.
