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The High Five!
by Same Team Partners
Join Brett Harned and Greg Storey from Same Team Partners for a quick weekly check-in, where they check-in, discuss a big design ops topic, and then share what they're listening to, reading, and using, and then end it with a high-five.
Episodes
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Episode 47 - Leading quiet remote teams
It’s been a month! We hit pause to reassess Same Team’s direction—and we’re feeling good about the shift. In this episode, we unpack why we made that move and what’s been on our minds: AI, project management, burnout, and how remote teams really communicate. The Review Inspired by Brett’s…
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Episode 46 - Enough with the user manuals
It started with a text on a day off and turned into a whole conversation about burnout, boundaries, and why everyone seems one notification away from snapping. This week, Brett and Greg dig into the limits of "mental load," share a few real-world stress responses, and then turn their attention to…
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Episode 45 - When vulnerability backfires
This week, we’re talking about vulnerability at work—when it builds trust, and when it just gets awkward. From Foo Fighters to Figma to Greg’s latest Same Page column, we dig into reinvention, recognition, and the fine art of not oversharing. The Huddle Brett’s launching DPM Summer School Greg’s...
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Episode 44 - Burnout and empathy
This week, we talk about burnout: how it builds, how it breaks teams, and how we (as leaders and humans) need to get way better at spotting it. Also, shoutout to Pope Francis for sending a senator to empathy training. If he’s tired of the bullshit, so are we. The Huddle Brett’s prepping for a new...
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Episode 43 - Not hiding
This week, we're talking about what happens when we stop pretending everything’s fine—and why that’s harder than it sounds. If you're feeling a little fried but still showing up, this one’s for you. The Huddle We kick things off with a moment of awe (and side-eye and plenty of giggles) for Katy...
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Episode 42 - Hold the weight, not the blame
The Huddle What’s top of mind for us this week? Honestly… burnout. Between news cycles, messy calendars, and rising stress levels, we’re seeing a lot of leaders in the proverbial burn unit—emotionally fried, physically drained, and still trying to show up with a smile. That came through loud and...
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Episode 41 - Forced efficiency is not a strategy
The Huddle Brett kicks things off with a (minor!) fender bender and a Lady Gaga-fueled beef with Greg about new music. Then we get into the real talk: Everyone’s in a rough spot—burned out, overworked, and just trying to keep up. The Review Forced efficiency: the myth of cutting your way to...
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Episode 40 - Build your own damn culture
The Huddle What’s top of mind this week? Brett’s in presentation mode, while Greg’s prepping for our first Same Team Huddle. One’s on the mic, the other’s setting the stage—both focused on better conversations. The Review: This Week’s Topic Deloitte made it official–Build your own damn culture…
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Episode 39 - Leadership advice is broken
The Huddle Greg’s busy figuring out how to scale the Teamangle Diagnostic so teams can stop flying blind, while Brett’s out there making connections and bringing new people into the fold. The Review: Leadership advice is broken: it’s not about you, it’s about them. Somewhere along the way,...
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Episode 38 - You have 8 seconds—make them count
The Huddle What’s top of mind for us this week? Expanding our reach. Brett joined The Agile Network as an expert, diving into conversations on Teamangle, communication, collaboration, and digital project management. It’s a whole new audience, and we’re excited to see where it leads. Meanwhile…
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Episode 37 - The middle management trap: why it’s failing and how to fix it
The Huddle What’s top of mind for us this week? Rebuilding. Between career shifts, layoffs, and leadership changes, Greg wrote about the importance of rebuilding professional connections, and Brett reconnected with an old colleague through Chicago Camps’ Tent Talk—proving that sometimes, the…
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Episode 36: There is no ‘AI’ in team—Why leaders shouldn’t panic about job takeover
The Review: This Week’s Topic There is no ‘AI’ in team: Why leaders shouldn’t panic about job takeover You’ve seen the headlines: “AI is coming for your job.” But is it, though? We dive into Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s recent comments on AI’s actual impact—and why it’s still far from replacing...
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Episode 35 - Resilience and leadership
In this conversation, we discuss the concept of resilience in leadership, emphasizing the importance of team dynamics over individual endurance. We explore the challenges leaders face in maintaining resilience, the pitfalls of the hero mindset, and strategies for fostering collective resilience...
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Episode 34 - Introducing the Teamangle Conversation Cards
The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here—Teamangle Conversation Cards are officially live! We dive into the origin story of the cards, why they’re a game-changer for team discussions, and how they help leaders facilitate conversations that actually matter. The Huddle Big things happening...
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Episode 33 - The future of project management
This episode dives into the biggest shake-up in project management in years—the PMI and Agile Alliance merger—and why digital project management (DPM) might be the missing piece in this new landscape. But not before Brett relives the glory days of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win, hoping for a win this...
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Episode 32 - Leadership and transformation
This week on The High Five, we dive into the PMI and Agile Alliance merger, and share a bit about our involvement in the upcoming Agile 2025 conference—Brett will be curating a track, and Greg will be speaking. This week's conversation centers around Greg's Same Page article, Only Teams Can Drive...
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Episode 31 - Toxic tech bros and one-on-ones
While recapping his whirlwind day as a tourist in Dubai—where he presented Teamangle at the Dubai International Project Management Forum—Brett reflects on the value of meaningful connections. This ties into a critique of Airbnb’s CEO dismissing one-on-one meetings as a waste of time and comparing...
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Episode 30 - Teams are still struggling with energy, purpose, and morale
This week, we’re diving into Greg’s latest article: Teams are still struggling with energy, purpose, and morale: Here’s how to help. If your team’s feeling the strain lately, you’re not alone—and we’re unpacking why it’s happening and what leaders can actually do about it. We also break down some...
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Episode 29 - Replay and Reset
In this festive holiday edition of The High Five, we explore the Replay and Reset activity—a reflection and action-planning tool designed to help individuals and teams set clear, actionable goals for 2025. With the end of the year fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and…
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Episode 28 - 2024's business failures and lessons
This episode builds on Brett’s blog about leadership’s tough lessons from 2024’s failures. We’re tacking on our thoughts to the article and putting our “lessons learned” spin on things. We break down what went wrong in 2024 and how leaders can turn failure into growth. We also preview our…
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Episode 27 - Leadership’s legacy problem—and how to solve it
This episode explores the staggering statistics behind leadership mediocrity and discusses why so many managers fall short. We dive into actionable ways to align team goals, share a real story about the power of Teamangle Conversation Cards, and preview our upcoming free Teamangle webinar on...
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Episode 26 - A very special Thanksgiving episode.
From Thanksgiving vibes to the memories that make us smile, we’re diving into the holiday vibes, exploring how you can turn your family gathering into a fun team-building experience. team-building experience. Plus, we’re launching our free Thanksgiving Conversation Cards game—perfect for family...
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Episode 25 - Bursty communication, team feedback, and making remote work work
In this episode of The High Five, Greg dives into his new project, Unseen, exploring the growing issue of loneliness and how it affects us all. Meanwhile, Brett reacts to a thought-provoking Behavioral Scientist article on "bursty communication," sparking a lively discussion on remote work,...
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Episode 24 - When icebreakers attack
This week’s episode is full of fun stories, big updates, and practical tips for improving communication for your team. We cover everything from fiery mishaps to the wild world of icebreakers, all while diving into how brevity's power can change how teams communicate. The Review This week, we dive...
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Episode 23 - Why hybrid work isn’t revolutionary—it’s just common sense
This week’s episode is packed with insights, updates, and reflections on hybrid work, our Teamangle content strategy, and more. We start with Brett’s story of waiting 3.5 hours in line to vote, giving him plenty of time to fill out our Election Day Burrito Bingo card, a fun project we pulled...
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Episode 22 - Knowing your audience & creating better work cultures
The 2024 Halloween episode is live (we recorded last night before the trick-or-treaters could come and ruin our recording). We start with a "scary" story from Brett's recent post, Work Horror Stories: The Spookiest (and Funniest) Scares From My Career 🎃👻, and then High Five on the first PM for...
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Episode 21 - Launching Teamangle: A decade of lessons, now a platform for thriving teams
In this episode, we reflect on how the end of Happy Cog Austin eventually led to the creation of Same Team Partners and the launch of Teamangle. We each share our perspective on the emotional journey that began with the closure of the Austin office, eventually sparking a new chapter of helping...
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Episode 20 - Identifying team communication preferences for better collaboration
This week on The High Five, we dive into the power of identifying team communication preferences for better collaboration through the lens of Brett's most recent Same Page post, Identifying team communication preferences for better collaboration. Every team member brings a unique style to the...
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Episode 19 - Navigating challenges for creative teams in 2025
It's no secret that these are tough times for creative teams. They're being pushed to do more with less. Many are operating under tighter budgets, fewer resources, and higher expectations. Yet, despite these pressures, few teams are evolving their practices or processes to match the demands of…
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Episode 18 - Introducing our new team development and leadership framework, the Teamangle
Big news this week on The High Five! We're preparing for the official launch of the Teamangle, a team diagnostic to help uncover, diagnose, and solve challenges in the areas of communication, collaboration, and culture. We're so excited about this launch, and while nothing is live yet, we've had...
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Episode 17 - Teams have to communicate
Starting this week, we're publishing two new articles per week on our blog, Same Page. Moving forward, we'll be discussing those articles on The High Five. To kick us off, Greg recaps his latest article, Teams have to communicate. In the article, Greg brings up two team personas who solve team...
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Episode 16 - Why self-advocacy can help you become an invaluable collaborator
This week, we discuss the Forbes article Why Self-Advocacy Can Help You Become An Invaluable Collaborator, Brett and Greg share their own experiences with self-advocacy and discuss how to encourage self-advocacy and alignment on goals within teams. The Ask We launched a Same Team Store! Go grab a...
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Episode 15 - Build better teams
The Gods of business consulting and thought leadership have spoken, and the new team "operating system" is called "The Way We Work." Greg found it all in this HBR article, Build Better Teams. It's really good stuff! The exciting part about this is that the principles closely align with what we're...
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Episode 14 - Becoming a manager shouldn’t be as hard as becoming a parent
In last week's Hit List, Brett mentioned the Fast Company article Why we’re failing new managers and how we can set them up for success. That article got him thinking about his own experience, so he did what we do at Same Tem Partners. He wrote about it on Same Page. Check it out: Becoming a...
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Episode 13 - 4 challenges solo design teams face and how to overcome them
Have you ever experienced the loneliness of being the solo designer or project manager (or insert other job here) in a company? We've been there, and we just found an article on Medium, 4 challenges solo design teams face and how to overcome them, that touches on some of what lone rangers go...
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Episode 12 - Don't cancel meetings to be productive, cancel one-on-ones
We've been thinking a lot about 1: 1 meetings at Same Team Partners. This week, while in a research rabbit hole, Brett found the article Don't cancel meetings to be productive, cancel one-on-ones written by Clickup CEO Zeb Evans. His take is that 1:1s for leaders are a waste of time. He offers…
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Episode 11 - 17 Team-Building Activities for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Teams
This week's Review is all about team-building activities, and centers on the HBR article 17 Team-Building Activities for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Teams. Greg and Brett share their experiences planning and facilitating team events, and discuss some basic best practices. The Ask: Whether…
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Episode 10 - Google’s new Gemini ad showcases Big Tech’s big AI misunderstanding
Same Team has Olympic fever! This week, we're talking about The Olympics, and that Google Gemini ad that suggests little kids should use AI to write fan mail. We have opinions.For reference, here's the FastCompany article referenced in the show: Google’s new Gemini ad showcases Big Tech’s big AI...
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Episode 9 - The Art of Asking Smarter Questions
This week, we're discussing HBR's The Art of Asking Smarter Questions. Greg gets into the types of questions the guide recommends, then opens up a discussion with Brett about how phrasing questions, and even better follow=ups can help to build trust and get to better results. The Hit List:...
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Episode 8 - Intuit layoffs include 1,050 'underperformers'
If you follow tech news, you saw last week that Intuit laid off 1,800 employees, with the subtext that they eliminated 1,050 jobs of "underperformers." Greg and Brett unpack that and the "best" ways to fire people. The Hit List: Listening: Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess...
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Episode 7 - New Hires’ Psychological Safety Erodes Quickly
Greg found an interesting and timely read: Research: New Hires’ Psychological Safety Erodes Quickly via Harvard Business Review. Discussion about onboading, toughened managers and leaders, and embracing soft skills ensues. The Hit List: Reading: Why write? Recommending: Relax & Remix: A 4-Week...
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Episode 6 - Confidence and decision-making
In this episode, Brett and Greg continue the conversation about decision-making, inspired by the CFO article Only 36% of Executives Say Their Decision-Making Style Aligns with the Organization’s. This conversation focuses on the lack of confidence in decision-making and impostor syndrome some...
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Episode 5 - Trust in communications
In this episode, Greg introduces The ineffable importance of corporate communication, an article he found on TidBITS about products losing trust with users over poorly communicated app updates. It inspired thoughts about building trust via communications and maybe a relevant story from the past,...
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Episode 4 - Disagreement in decision-making
In this episode, Brett and Greg discuss decision-making in leadership teams, which was prompted by the CFO article Only 36% of Executives Say Their Decison-Making Style Aligns with the Organization’s. The article is full of interesting statistics, but the conversation focuses on what to do when…
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Episode 3 - The Purpose of a System is What It Does
In this week's episode, Greg introduces The Purpose of a System is What It Does, a part of a new series that Anil Dash is publishing on Systems. The article considers a broader perspective and application of systems, but Same Team brings it back to what we know: organizations, teams, systems, and...
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Episode 2 - Going beyond your vocation
This week's episode focuses on a topic that came up with Same Team Partners through an article Brett found called Is the Party Over for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches? The article touches on how Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches are being let go of organizations that went through agile...
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Episode 1 - Stack Ranking Employees
In the first installment of the new podcast, Brett and Greg dig in on the topic of "stack ranking employees," which Greg first heard about on the Hidden Brain podcast, Hot take: it's gross, and leaders should take more responsibility for low performers. Each week, Same Team Partners share "The…
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Join Brett Harned and Greg Storey from Same Team Partners for a quick weekly check-in, where they check-in, discuss a big design ops topic, and then share what they're listening to, reading, and using, and then end it with a high-five.
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