Leadership

Breaking down silos
Breaking down silos

In this episode, the team dives into the challenges of organizational silos in IT, sharing real-world stories about cross-team dependencies, leadership-driven barriers, and the creative ways they’ve built bridges—ranging from structured meetings to after-work happy hours. They explore how silos form, why they persist, and what it really takes to foster collaboration and keep projects moving forward.

Too many cooks in the kitchen
Too many cooks in the kitchen

We’ve all encountered situations where executive decisions become a recipe for disaster due to an overflow of opinions. Join the podcasters as they discuss how to navigate this situation as a consultant.

Building a Team Part Two: Storming & Norming
Building a Team Part Two: Storming & Norming

Part 2 of a 3 part series on building a great team with Nick Bruecken.
Storming: Now that you have formed, how do you finish “Storming” to get everyone settled into their roles and how the team will operate, and then move on to “Norming” where the team is operating as well oiled machine?

Building a Team Part 1: Forming & Storming
Building a Team Part 1: Forming & Storming

Part 1 of a 3 part series on building a great team with Nick Bruecken.
Forming and Storming: How do you field and form a team to get everyone on board and heading in the right direction and ready to work on your project or initiative? As a team member, what can you do to help the process along?

How to Get a Team Back on Track
How to Get a Team Back on Track

Elle, Chad, Peter, and Kyle talk about turning around a team that is not doing so great. Maybe stuck in the mud, maybe drama, maybe some other dysfunction. How do you recognize it, and how can you fix it.