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Squadify Connects

Pia Lee and Dan Hammond

Punchy, actionable insights and tips to make the life of the team leader a breeze.

business management

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4:01

Vision

Squadify Connects ·

2023/05/16

Warren Bennis a leading scholar and a key light in building effective organizations over this century once said Creating a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into reality. Once you have clarity on your why or purpose, the next step is to craft the vision of the destination that you are seeking.

2:40

Purpose

Squadify Connects ·

2023/05/16

Simon Sinek tells us that people don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. And the same applies for people working in your team. Creating a sense of purpose, which provides meaning and alignment, is crucially important and the focus of our Connects today.

2:53

Outside in

Squadify Connects ·

2023/05/09

Before we start to build your clarity on a page, we need to make sure that it's anchored by an external focus. Your team needs to serve its stakeholders and know the context that it works in. Checking on that first will pay huge dividends down the line.

3:27

Clarity on a page

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/24

We do a lot of work with teams of all kinds, and one thing we can say is that they think that they know what they're trying to achieve and how they will do it. But in fact, they generally don't. This Connects sets up the rest of this mini-series so that you can lead a team that is not just going places or being really busy, but knows where that place is and how they'll get there.

3:03

Leadership mindset

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/24

Aligning your team behind a clear direction that everyone understands is motivated to achieve and can deliver to is probably one of the most fundamental keys to success, and also where a whole lot of challenges can lie. Welcome to today's connect, the first in a mini-series, focusing on alignment, bringing your people together, and helping them make sense of their work and actually achieving more.

3:18

Sigmoid Curve

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/24

There's probably not a single business or organization on this planet that is just content to stay with the status quo. And given so many changes in our ways of working, markets and economies, you can really understand why. But making the actual change is often harder to do in your team. So understanding a visual journey to your next transformation is gonna be incredibly valuable to lead you and your team towards your vision.

2:57

Sustaining your performance

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/18

Hybrid work can be exhausting at times. Fatigue and burnout are two big factors to manage. So today we conclude our series on leading in hybrid by going back to you and making sure you are looking after number one okay.

3:10

Survive to Thrive – Hybrid hacks

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/17

Working in hybrid and remote teams offers huge benefits in terms of flexibility, time saving, and availability of talent – not to mention the benefits for the environment. But leading in hybrid requires a few new skills, so we have three tips for you today based on our research with the London School of Economics.

2:35

Competence: your team code

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/04

Teams are made up of individuals, but how they work together as a team makes a huge difference to performance. But what is that secret code of skills and behaviour that are going to make the team really work well together? That's what we're looking at this week; the last of the three Cs: competence.

2:40

Getting the climate right

Squadify Connects ·

2023/04/04

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a well-known quote from management consultant Peter Drucker. You can have the best strategy and direction, but if your team aren't set up for success, it'll become really difficult to properly succeed. So this week's episode is focusing on our next condition for success: climate.

3:36

Building clarity

Squadify Connects ·

2023/03/28

"If you don't know where you're going, any way will take you there" said the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland. So how do you make your direction so clear for a team that they all follow and are eager to follow the same path? Let's build on last week's episode and look at creating a clarity that is really compelling in your team.

2:56

The conditions for team success

Squadify Connects ·

2023/03/28

What difference would it make to your leadership if you knew that there were just three conditions that you need to focus on and could make your team incredibly successful?

3:06

Introduction to team leadership

Squadify Connects ·

2023/03/21

Team leaders are leading in an environment today that has significantly changed in many ways. Being awesome at your skill or trade will only get you so far. So we are starting a mini-series of Connects, which over the following weeks will tackle the big rocks that team leaders need to get a handle on to really thrive in this new world of work.

2:28

Your Connects habit

Squadify Connects ·

2023/03/14

Transformation and evolution happens bit by bit. Today's Connect will set you up for success for the rest of your journey, so that you can achieve the change that you want for yourself, your team, and your organisation.

2:32

Time to do something … small

Squadify Connects ·

2023/02/08

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and add to your to-do list by your bedside, and that never ever ends. Hmm. And then maybe wonder why you feel burnt out.

2:26

Choosing your 'be'

Squadify Connects ·

2023/02/08

Ever feel worried that something you really want to go well, ooh, will just fail or go badly? Well, welcome to the world of self-fulfilling prophecies and how you can change them to deliver the success that you seek.

2:13

Starting at the beginning

Squadify Connects ·

2023/02/08

We're realizing that the only thing that we really have control of is yourself. But how do you actually do that and then really positively impact your leadership?

1:35

How to retro

Squadify Connects ·

2023/02/08

You've had a week to get clear on your circle of influence. Now you'll have a chance to take some time out to reflect on how it went.

2:29

Your leadership influence

Squadify Connects ·

2023/02/08

Things are a bit confusing and complex at the moment, and as a team leader you may be feeling that things are a little out of your control, but you may have more of a grip than you think.

1:38

Welcome to Squadify Connects

Squadify Connects ·

2022/11/17

We know the challenges that teams and leaders face today. We've led team and have worked with thousands of team leaders from the shores of Tanzania to the floors of Silicon Valley.

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