Insights

Who are Your Team Anchovies, Who is Your Salt?
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Who are Your Team Anchovies, Who is Your Salt?

This is the hard part of being a leader - often times leaders are given teams that they didn't hire, figuring out how to assemble the best recipe with a set amount of ingredients. While the leader may set the table for the culture of the team, how each person shows up and interacts determines the true flavor of team itself.

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Fostering Team Success Through Individual Responsibility
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Fostering Team Success Through Individual Responsibility

By fostering an environment where team goals are prioritized and each member feels responsible for the team's success, organizations can create stronger, more cohesive teams. Remember, a great team is not just a group of talented individuals, but a synergistic unit where the whole truly becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

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Communication Chronicles: Sitcom Reflections
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Communication Chronicles: Sitcom Reflections

Each of these workplaces, despite their unique challenges, offers valuable lessons in communication, teamwork, and caring for one another. The choice ultimately depends on your personality and what you value most in a work environment.

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Communication Chronicles - Insights from the Yoga Mat
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Communication Chronicles - Insights from the Yoga Mat

After understanding the "Why" of the poses, it became easier to understand how to adapt and if I needed to do something completely different. Here is how you adapt this to team communication: Share what outcome people are trying to get to and why it's important. Be succinct: Explain clearly with as few words as possible.  Be consistent in how you communicate

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Team Communication Lessons from Jury Duty
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Team Communication Lessons from Jury Duty

Here is how these could apply to any other communication challenge: Know the problem(s) you are trying to solve. Know what your audience needs (and in what order). Deliver the shortest most succinct messaging that can solve for both. If possible, get feedback, learn, iterate.

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The Hidden Complexity of Team Communcation
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

The Hidden Complexity of Team Communcation

When it comes to team communication, things are often more complex than they appear. Just like adding an ingredient to soup changes every bite, adding a new person to a team changes every group interaction. This complexity scales quickly and can become challenging to manage without the right tools and strategies.

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It's an Illusion: The Psychology Behind LEGO Serious Play
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

It's an Illusion: The Psychology Behind LEGO Serious Play

On the surface, LSP might look like simple child's play, but in reality, it's a sophisticated and highly effective group communication method used by organizations like NASA, the Department of Defense, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and more!

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Unlock Team Potential with Magical LEGO Sessions: Integrating Psychometrics for Better Collaboration
Brandon Wetzstein Brandon Wetzstein

Unlock Team Potential with Magical LEGO Sessions: Integrating Psychometrics for Better Collaboration

Understanding these traits helps in appreciating the diversity within any team. Each person's unique blend of abilities and values can create a more cohesive and effective group dynamic. During our LEGO Serious Play sessions, we often see that the key takeaway for participants is how these varied strengths build uniquely within the team, fostering a deeper understanding of each other.

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