Episode 33 – Team Life II – Building Teams With Beer

A high-performing team doesn’t just evolve naturally.  What are some of the things you can do that will help kick-start team synergy, trust, and communication, even on day 1? There’s a hack I use that is a hybrid of techniques for building trust, likability, understanding and acceptance Take them to a bar Ask 2 simple questions: Why do you get up every morning and come to do this job? What is something you think very few people know about you? These work to expose vision and passion - usually if the first doesn’t exist, the second still does - that you can use to anchor future conversations and find common ground. This technique is fast to use, easy to remember, and super effective. For even greater results, establish an culture of ‘helping you get what you want’ If you want a truly elite team, you want some kind of crucible experience.  Easy to do in the Marines, not so easy in a corporate setting.  You’ll be surprised at my favourite substitutes.