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One of the important things Brad took away from the Marines is the importance of initiative. When working with his team he expects people to bring to the forefront not only problems, but also recommend solutions. When working with clients, he also takes initiative to find solutions to problems they…

We all have different definitions of what makes an amazing team, but we all know what an amazing team feels like. Brad Williams looks for passion, ownership and connections amongst team members when building an amazing team.

As your team starts to grow, you need to become intentional about your culture. It's not culture for culture's sake, it's about cohesiveness and team chemistry. If you are not investing in those things, your work will start to suffer.

One way to find out what your team is feeling and thinking is to ask them! Whether it is in a 1-1 or team meetings, ask your teammates for their thoughts and ideas. You might get fun new ideas on what you can do together as a team - such…

When you don't have built-in water cooler conversations and happy hours, you need to be intentional about building your culture.

Chris Coffeey talks about how he identities whether someone is engaged in their work. In short, a person engaged in their work is aligned with the mission they are trying to solve, they are consistently experiencing quick wins and they have the autonomy do work on things they find meaningful.

In player-led teams leadership comes from everywhere and anywhere on the team, not just from the de facto leader that is accountable for and responsible for results. Player-led teams don't assume the leader is the only one who is suited to lead, but different players lead in different areas based…

Player-led teams are built of players and coworkers that know each others' strengths, know each others' personal goals, desires and preferences AND have leaders that are comfortable letting the players lead.

Katie Regan talks about the importance of knowing yourself and your strengths, and knowing your team in order to create a truly amazing team. Different people are motivated by different things and in order to lead them, you need to get to know them.

It is easy to always look for the negative in any situation, but it is pivoting to positive that breaks the script and helps everyone of doing more of what is positive in our lives.

Everyone is a 9-year-old at heart, and everyone likes to be respected and loved. Liz describes what leading a 9-year-old looks like and why it applies to leading even adults.

Liz Hofreteur describes what the term 'The Swing' in rowing feels like and what it takes to create is as a leader of a team.

When a team plays for the pure joy of playing (together) the result will take care of itself.

Building an amazing team is not a one and done thing; constant messages of appreciation for each other keeps the team together, learning and deepening relationships that stay even when teammates choose to move on.

In a world where social media make it easy for all of us to feel like we are falling short, Lloyd Fobi suggests that constant messages for appreciation are the key to fostering an environment of growth and improvement.