84 Leadership strategies to help teams work better together with author Dermot Crowley

There is so much friction in organisations that gets in the way of us being more productive. Life would be simpler if we could just get on with our work! Yet working in teams is the way we can get more done. In his new book, Smart Teams, Dermot Crowley unpacks what we need to do to reduce friction and get in to flow when we work together. He shares some additional insights on the podcast interview. Four key qualities for a productive culture: purposeful, mindful, reliable, punctual. Four things that create super-productive culture: it's a leadership issue, all staff need productivity training, agreements on how we are going to work together, and leaders need to model the desired behaviour. Don't do meeting planning backwards! Start with context - the why and purpose of the meeting. Then the what, the content. Finally the co-ordination piece - who needs to be there, where, and when. 👉🏼 Want to share your experience? Ask a question? Share a resource? Jump on our podcast Facebook page here. *** SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/smartteams About Dermot Crowley:   Dermot is Australia's leading productivity expert and has spent the best part of 20 years working with companies big and small around productivity habits and systems. He is the author of best selling book, Smart Work, and has just published his second book, Smart Teams. You can get a copy of his books from his website here.  *** Related Episodes: E178 - How to Have High Trust in Remote Teams with CEO Faith Rees E122 - You Don't Need Permission to Create Positive Work Experiences - with Shawn Murphy E66 - 'Best of the Best' Workplace Culture - Interview with Shanyn Payne of OES *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia's leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards. Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com