“We need to put aside our selfish impulses and wants and subsume those for helping make our colleagues successful and ultimately the team successful.”Mark and Andrew are joined by Dave Winsborough, an organisational psychologist, entrepreneur and author. We explore the differences between teams and groups, the challenges of artificial team stimulation, the importance of psychological safety, the power of rituals in teams, and the role of personality in team dynamics. We also discuss the misuse of personality tests and the value of team reflection. This episode highlights the complexities and nuances of teamwork and provides insights for individuals and leaders looking to enhance team performance.Pass it on resourcesIn this episode the following resources were mentioned, or recommended by Dave:Dave Winsborough: Fusion: the psychology of teamsDeeper Signals: https://www.deepersignals.com/Douglas Hofstadter: Godel, Escher, BachMichael Tomasello: Why we cooperateRon Carucci: How leaders fake psychological safetySuzanne Bell: Team Composition and the ABCs of TeamworkChapters00:00 Intro01:26 The Misconception of Teams in Organizations03:55 Team Zeitgeist in Modern Organizations06:08 The Organic Formation of Effective Teams07:08 Shared Intentions and Team Dynamics08:07 The Misinterpretation of Sports Teams in Business10:18 Implementing Shared Intentions in Team Management12:23 Psychological Safety and Team Communication17:48 The Role of Team Building Activities20:21 Critique of Traditional Team Building Approaches22:32 Effective Team Building and Followership Training26:56 Personality Traits and Team Composition33:02 Using Personality Assessments in Teams35:31 Deeper Signals: A Modern Approach to Team Assessment37:22 Balancing Personalities in Team Composition43:45 Self-Reflection and Improvement in Teams47:51 Optimizing Team Performance Through Personality Insights52:57 Quick Fire Questions: Best Team Memory and Red Flags53:28 Resource Recommendations for Teamwork InsightsThanks for listening!Music by Tom Farrington

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