How well do you know your team?
It’s not just about knowing each member’s personality; teams have a unique style, too, that shapes how the members collaborate and perform together. That’s where today’s guest comes in.
Meet Christopher Morrison. Christopher is the co-founder of TeamDynamics, a pioneering platform designed to optimize team collaboration by providing actionable insights into team dynamics. With a rich background in top consulting firms like McKinsey and extensive experience in technology startups, Christopher developed TeamDynamics to address the limitations of traditional personality tests.
His innovative framework, grounded in research and practical experiments, focuses on four key dimensions of team interaction to enhance organizational performance and foster successful, collaborative teams.
Today, Christopher explains how TeamDynamics helps leaders enhance collaboration, make better decisions, and improve execution.
Plus, in the extended episode available only to Podcast+ members, he offers practical advice on what to do when your team’s preferences don’t align with your leadership style.
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Conversation Topics
- (00:00) Introduction
- (02:22) What is TeamDynamics and how it works
- (09:44) The four dimensions of TeamDynamics
- (16:11) Can teams exist along a spectrum within each dimension?
- (17:10) Are there better or worse team dynamics?
- (18:18) How TeamDynamics transforms collaboration across various industries
- (22:28) Managers aren’t as influential as you might think
- (25:20) Adapt or shift: knowing when to change your team dynamics for success
- (30:24) A great manager Christopher has worked for
- (31:51) Keep up with Christopher
- (32:30) [Extended Episode Only] What to do when your team’s preferences don’t match with your style
- (36:56) [Extended Episode Only] How structured processes interplay with four different team dynamics
- (40:27) [Extended Episode Only] Bridging the gap between what you want and how your team works
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