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EPISODE · Jul 29, 2026 · 20 MIN

Austin Technology Council CEO Thom Singer on Rebuilding Workplace Relationships

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"We've created a workplace filled with efficient strangers." — Thom SingerYour team hits every metric. Projects ship on time. Nobody's underperforming. And you still can't answer a basic question: if half your people quit tomorrow, would anyone outside your walls notice or care? Thom Singer has a name for the gap — and it's not a culture problem, it's a math problem that shows up the moment you have to make a layoff list.Thom is a keynote speaker and "conference catalyst" who's spent 15+ years helping organizations build real human connection in an increasingly AI-driven world. He's the CEO of the Austin Technology Council, a longtime podcast host, and the author of 12 books — and his core message is disarmingly simple: all opportunities come from people.In this episode, Thom breaks down:Why "efficient strangers" — teams that get work done but don't actually know each other — quietly cost companies more than they realizeThe real reason two employees with similar performance get treated differently on a layoff listWhy gatekeeping client relationships from your own team usually backfiresA simple exercise from a pandemic-era client check-in that turned a cold Zoom call into genuine connection — and is still used years laterThe three-word audit — community, collaboration, conversation — for whether your culture is real or just a values page#H2H #HumanConnectionPodcast #StartupLeadership #CompanyCulture #B2BRelationships===You can connect with Thom Singer here:https://thomsinger.comYou can connect with Karl Pontau here:www.vouchedconnections.comwww.thehumanconnectionpodcast.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kpontauhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbf_bDWwB9KVrFn5Sj3u2w?sub_confirmation=1Please like, subscribe, and share this episode with somebody you care about!

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