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For a team to win, members have to buy in, weigh in and then move forward on a shared vision. In this episode, Brian explains his decades-old winning formula for prime collaboration and shares why this strategy has proven so powerful for building successful organizations.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· Why people need to feel heard.

· How to structure a magic meeting.

· How to implement people’s ideas.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

“Death by Meeting,” by Pat Lencioni

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“People need to feel a sense of meaning and movement with the things they've proposed.” – Brian Buffini

“If people don't feel heard - if you just talk at and over people - it breaks down relationships and it breaks down trust.” – Brian Buffini

“What you're really trying to do is create some kind of synergistic process where you're co- creating.” – Brian Buffini

“It's very important as a group that you affirm what's working well.” – Brian Buffini

“People love to come to work or be in an organization or on a team where they see progress being made.” – Brian Buffini

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When you learn the skills for super-communication, you can connect with almost anyone you meet. In the second part of this special episode, bestselling author Charles Duhigg shares more of what it takes to be a super-communicator in work and in life.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· How to recognize the 3 types of conversations that typically happen.

· Why a conversation doesn’t have to be perfect to be great.

· Why you can disagree and still feel connected.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Charles Duhigg

S1E14 An Interview with Daniel Goleman

S2E125 How to Live the Good Life with Dr. Robert Waldinger

The Peak Experience

“The Varieties of Religious Experience,” by William James

Die Hard

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“When someone expresses something to us and we match them, what we're really saying is, ‘I want to connect with you.’” – Charles Duhigg

“If we get focused on trying to have the perfect conversation, we don't actually have a conversation.” – Charles Duhigg

“We think that a great conversation is something where we sound so erudite and so perfect. It's exactly the opposite. A great conversation is a mess to everyone except the people in it, because you feel that sense of connection.” – Charles Duhigg

“My hope is that when we become better communicators, when we learn the skills for super- communication…that all the people that we encounter in our lives we can have a connection with, without having to agree about everything.” – Charles Duhigg

“This world has always been at its best when people can disagree with each other and still feel connected.” – Charles Duhigg

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When you feel like you’re not making any progress in life, a little nudge can be just the thing to help propel you forward. In this episode, Brian explains why it’s so easy to get stuck in your comfort zone and what you can do to get moving and reach your goals. Topics discussed include: Why spending time with likeminded people is so important and why ongoing coaching and training are the keys to success.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· Why it can be difficult to push yourself.

· Why you must always measure progress.

· Why you should never go it alone.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Roger Bannister

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“A change imposed is always a change opposed.” – Brian Buffini

“When it gets to the nudge you need, focus on the numbers, not the stories.” – Brian Buffini

“If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.” – Lord Kelvin

“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Take someone in the carpool lane of success with you.” – Brian Buffini

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