Do you want to better understand your team?

Every team has communication habits, but how many of those habits have ever been discussed out loud? In this episode, Tricia introduces The Shared Kitchen, a free reflection and facilitation tool designed to help teams understand how each person prefers to communicate, receive feedback, make decisions, ask questions, and work through a project. Using stories about getting fired from a bartending job and accidentally adding unwanted sriracha to breakfast, she shows how easily we can mistake our own habits for shared expectations. The tool begins with individual reflection before helping a team create its own shared "recipe" for collaboration. Participants consider questions such as how much context they prefer, when they like others to check in, what helps feedback land well, and what makes them feel trusted. Tricia also shares how she built the interactive page using Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, including an experiment in asking the two coding tools to compete against one another. The result is both a practical resource for teams and a look at how generative coding tools can support educators and leaders who want to turn an idea into something others can use. Access the page here: https://triciafriedman.com/the-shared-kitchen/