This month on BEATS WORKING, we're taking a deep dive into what it takes to build great teams at work. On Sidekick Sessions, we're gathering the team at WORKP2P to share our perspectives.

So, what's our take on building great teams? What teams have we been proud to be part of? Which teams maybe were not such a great experience?

From fast food to TV news, we reflect on the best teams in our careers and what made them great.

Looking for more content on building teams at work? Shannon Waller from Strategic Coach recently held a master class with some of our past guests. Find the link to that episode of Contributors Corner in the show notes.

Resources from the episode:

1. Listen to the Contributors Corner episode on team building here.
2. Learn more about BEATS WORKING and our mission to redeem work here.
3. Get to know our Sidekicks and find ways to connect with them here.
4. Meet Shannon and get to know her here.
5. Learn more about Strategic Coach, the #1 business coaching program for entrepreneurs, here.
6. Download your free copy of "The Team Success Handbook" and help your team see the other side of conventional teamwork.
7. "Multiplication by Subtraction" is a handbook that will give you the mindset to think more strategically about your team, the tools to use when things aren't working, practical strategies to help shift people into roles for which they're a better fit, and, if that's not possible, a clear process for letting them go. Get your copy here.
8. Connect with Shannon Waller on LinkedIn.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

Jason Lauritsen has always felt like something was wrong with work. As a kid, he watched his father suddenly quit his job instead of compromising his values. It profoundly impacted Jason and what would later become his life's work.

Jason is a best-selling author, speaker, and thought leader in the world of work and employee engagement. He says if you want to make work better, it has to be human-centric. In other words, work must be designed and operated to serve people in the workplace.

You may be a business leader who's been struggling with this idea lately. In this episode, Jason will lead you through the process of fixing a broken workplace. It starts by seeing work as a relationship, not a contract to be enforced. He also explains why a cultivation mindset is key, laying out a farming analogy that crystalizes its value.

Jason says this is not about being overly sensitive and creating a kumbaya workplace. It's about unleashing human potential and power in a way that benefits people and profits.

Resources from the episode:

1. Meet Jason and get to know more about his work here.
2. Read more about Jason's core philosophy, a cultivation mindset, here.
3. Check-In To Thrive helps companies manage their people better, providing perspective and tools to make an immediate and lasting impact. Learn more about it here.
4. Connect with Jason on LinkedIn.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

We all know great teams can lead to amazing success in business and life, but how do you build and maintain those teams?

This month on Contributors Corner, we have one of the best in the business showing us how to do it.

Shannon Waller has spent her life helping entrepreneurs and their teams reach new levels of growth, success, and freedom.

She's been a key part of Strategic Coach since 1991—a premiere entrepreneurial development program based in Toronto, Canada.

In this episode, Waller lays out a five-step blueprint you can use to build great teams. She also explains how to use the most effective assessment tools to understand the strengths of your team members.

Contributors Corner brings together past guests of the BEATS WORKING podcast to build community and share best practices in our mission to redeem work. Our other guests in this episode are Dr. James Bryant, André Brisson, and Dr. Stel Nikolakakis.

Resources from the episode:

1. Our contributors are on LinkedIn! Connect with Shannon Waller, Dr. James Bryant, André Brisson, and Dr. Stel Nikolakakis.
2. Listen to "The Power of Coaching," our episode with Shannon Waller, here.
3. Listen to "How to Win at Work and at Home," our episode with Dr. James Bryant, here.
4. Listen to "Working with ADHD," our episode with André Brisson, here.
5. Listen to "Vision Therapy and Turning Personal Challenges into Your Calling," our episode with Dr. Nik, here.
6. Learn more about Shannon's strategies for team success here.
7. Learn more about Strategic Coach, the #1 business coaching program for entrepreneurs, here.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

Australian entrepreneur Linh Podetti is the founder and CEO of Outsourcing Angel, which helps other companies become more efficient by sending work overseas.

It took just three years for Linh to turn her company into a 7-figure enterprise, but getting to that point was anything but easy.

As a teenager, Linh ran away from home to escape forced labor. Her family disowned her after she got pregnant at 19, but Linh was determined to succeed.

She graduated from university, started two businesses, and eventually became an expert on outsourcing, which Linh says can take your business to the next level and free you up to do what you really want to do in life.

Helping others find that same freedom is what Linh is most passionate about today.

Resources from the episode:

1. Connect with Linh on LinkedIn.
2. Learn more about Outsourcing Angel and how it can help your business here.
3. Follow Linh on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

Seattle’s Dorothy Bullitt is a business, non-profit, philanthropic, and community leader who’s had six different careers in her working life, and she’ll tell you each one made her better.

Dorothy comes from a well-known family that helped build Seattle from the ground up, but her family decided early on that service, not privilege, would define them.

Dorothy’s view of work is centered on what it does for the world and what it does to challenge and grow us as individuals.

Her many careers, from lawyer to non-profit CEO to university lecturer, prove that stepping out of your vocational comfort zone might be the best thing you can do to lead a rich and rewarding life.

Resources from the episode:

1. Connect with Dorothy on LinkedIn.
2. Learn more about the Bullitt family and the Bullitt Foundation here.
3. Watch Dorothy's TEDxUofW talk here.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

For more than 30 years, Rob Dube has been thriving as a purpose-driven entrepreneur and thought leader.

His longtime business partner is Gino Wickman, founder of EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

Rob and Gino’s new book, “Shine,” lays out a plan they say can radically transform who you are in the workplace. How? By following ten disciplines that maximize your energy, impact, and—wait for it—inner peace.

That’s right. These guys genuinely believe that you can be very driven and as equally at peace as an entrepreneur.

They also believe that winning the game of work isn’t about grinding hard and burning out. Quite the opposite: it’s about self-discovery, self-awareness, and leading with genuine care (which happens to be the name of Rob’s podcast).

Resources from the episode:

1. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn.
2. Learn more about Rob here.
3. Get your copy of his book, "Shine," here.
4. Follow Rob on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter).

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

Have you ever heard of the Kolbe Index? It’s a unique assessment that measures how people naturally take action to solve problems and achieve goals.

Companies and organizations use the Kolbe to hire and build teams and to understand people in the workplace better.

The assessment was developed by and is named after creator Kathy Kolbe, who comes from a famous family in the assessment world.

Her father, E.F. Wonderlic, developed an intelligence test in the 1930s that’s been used for decades by the military and even the NFL.

Today, the Kolbe Corporation is owned and operated by Kathy Kolbe’s son, David, and step-daughter Amy Bruske. It’s clear the Kolbe is here to stay, and there’s even a version for kids.

Amy says the mission at Kolbe is to make sure people can use their strengths to find joy because when that happens, work doesn’t feel like work.

Resources from the episode:

1. Connect with Amy on LinkedIn.
2. Learn more about the Kolbe assessment here.
3. Follow Kolbe Corp on Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.

Welcome to Contributors Corner. On the show this month, “Unlocking Your True Potential” with Dr. Stel Nikolakakis.

Dr. Nik has developed an innovative movement to empower and transform leaders of every kind.

His coaching guides people through a process of reframing challenges, embracing new perspectives, and unlocking hidden solutions.

What if we all could see setbacks as opportunities? What if we saw every challenge as a gift, a path to growth and developing new abilities? What if we spent time in self-reflection every day to see things in their proper perspective?

Dr. Nik says that when we do these things, we can create a powerful new narrative that will pay dividends in all areas of our lives.

Get ready to unlock your potential with Dr. Stel Nikolakakis.

Resources from the episode:

1. Our contributors are on LinkedIn! Connect with Dr. Stel Nikolakakis, Dr. James Bryant, and André Brisson.
2. Listen to "Vision Therapy and Turning Personal Challenges into Your Calling," our episode with Dr. Nik, here.
3. Listen to "How to Win at Work and at Home," our episode with Dr. James Bryant, here.
4. Listen to "Working with ADHD," our episode with André Brisson, here.
5. Learn more about Dr. Nik and the work he does here or email him at drnik@drnik.ca.
6. Learn more about how Dr. Bryant helps others solve the dilemma of work-life balance through his company, Engineer Your Success, here.
7. Listen to Brisson's Tactical Breakthroughs podcast here and visit Brisson's Tactical Breakthroughs website to learn more about him and start your ADHD transformational journey.

BEATS WORKING is a platform on a mission to redeem work – the word, the place, and the way. We believe that work is the most honorable act in the universe, and through inspiring stories and practical insights, we want to transform the way people think about work and help them discover greater fulfillment in their lives. We invite you to join us as we build community through sharing and actively demonstrating what we learn.

Stay up to date with us on Instagram (@beatsworkingshow), LinkedIn (@BEATS WORKING show), or YouTube (@BEATSWORKINGPODCAST).

If you have a show idea, feedback, or just want to connect, email host Mark Wright at mark@beatsworking.show.