Discover how sports can transform lives and build unified teams in our latest episode of Missing Conversations. Hosts Elayna Alexandra and Kobe Bogaert welcome Thuy Williams, an inspiring sports advocate and leader who believes in changing lives and building connections to create cohesive groups.

Key moments:

• Thuy's inspiring journey from an adoptee from Vietnam to becoming a coach and leader with the USA Women's Amputee Soccer Team.

• Her role in the groundbreaking experience of Uganda Women's Lacrosse.

• The role of sports in transcending cultural barriers.

• The significance of defining what a team means to each member.

• Strategies for addressing personality differences to build team cohesion.

The conversation explores the importance of defining team dynamics, understanding individual motivations, and fostering unity among diverse personalities.

Tune in to learn how defining your "why" can turn a collection of individuals into a true team!

About Thuy Williams

Since 1998, Thuy Williams has had the privilege of being a mentor coach in soccer, track, and lacrosse worldwide. For eight years, Thuy served in the Army as a tank mechanic. In 2021, she became the general manager of the Uganda Women’s National Lacrosse Team (UWNT). Under her leadership, the team made history by becoming the first African nation to compete in the Women's Lacrosse World Championship in June 2022. She believes sports can change lives and loves being a small part of the change.

About the Book

Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

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Keywords

#TeamBuilding #EmpowermentThroughSport #UnityInDiversity #CommunityImpact

#BreakingBoundaries #LeadershipInSports #TeamDynamics #Mentorship

#PersonalGrowth #UnifiedTeams #PurposeDrivenLeadership

Quote Ideas:

"Sports unite us all—regardless of color, religion, or gender. Just bring out a ball, and watch people come together."

In this episode of “Missing Conversations,” hosts Pam Fox Follin and Amy Vodarek welcome Clare Purvis, a digital health leader and founder of WELL. Clare shares her journey through the healthcare and technology sectors, highlighting the challenges and triumphs she has experienced while building diverse teams focused on healthcare innovation.

Key takeaways:

• Foster trust and belonging by communicating clearly, prioritizing effectively, understanding individual challenges, and setting clear expectations for commitments.

• Setting boundaries around work commitments to prevent burnout while still being able to meet critical deadlines.

• Establishing values to ensure that team efforts are aligned with organizational goals.

Clare discusses her initiatives through the WELL community, which aims to elevate women's voices in healthcare innovation and provide resources for professional growth.

About Clare Purvis

Clare Kennedy Purvis, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist turned digital health leader. Her work at companies including Headspace, Google, and Sanofi, has centered on effective innovation at the intersection of health and technology. Clare founded WELL to empower women clinicians and scientists in digital healthtech leadership. She now advises startups and Fortune 100 clients and invests in women-led ventures. https://www.well-women.org

About the Book

Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners /

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords

#DigitalHealth #WomenInLeadership #HealthcareInnovation #TeamDynamics #TrustBuilding #MentalHealthTech #InclusiveLeadership

Quote

“We need to elevate women's voices as leaders in healthcare innovation.”

In this episode of “Missing Conversations,” hosts Heather Neely and Amy Vodarek welcome Pete Berridge, CEO of Change Positive and co-author of Feedback Reimagined: Transform Your Organization through Positive Psychology and Social Support. Pete shares his insights on transforming team conversations and feedback processes using principles from the Positive Psychology and his Shift Positive® Method.

Pete discusses:

• How to transform communication breakdowns into breakthroughs through intentional conversations.

• How to apply the principles of positive psychology to communication within organizations.

• How the Shift Positive® Method can reshape the way teams engage in feedback, making it a collaborative and supportive experience.

This discussion guides leaders and team members to reimagine their approach to providing guidance, and feedback to bring out the very best in people. Using the Shift Positive® Method, leaders learn how to foster a culture of openness and positivity within their teams.

About Pete Berridge

Pete Berridge, MAPP, PCC, is an accomplished executive coach and CEO of Change Positive, LLC. With a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Pete was determined to leverage the latest research to transform the feedback process and bring out the best in people. He’s excited to bring the Shift Positive® Method to the world as co-author of the #1 New Release Feedback Reimagined, endorsed by Shawn Achor and Marshall Goldsmith.

About the book Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners /

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords

#PositivePsychology #Feedback #Leadership #Coaching #FeedbackReimagined #TeamDynamics #LeadershipDevelopment

Quotes:

“Our psychology and physiology make feedback very difficult, as we are wired to see potential threats, which complicates the feedback process.”

Prepare to explore the connection among blockchain technology, trust, and building teams, and learn how you can be part of this revolution.

In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Eva Orbuch and Dan Winter welcome David Bchiri, serial Entrepreneur and the President of XRPL Commons, to discuss the transformative potential of blockchain technology, particularly the XRP Ledger. David shares his unique journey from engineering to entrepreneurship and the founding of XRPL Commons, a nonprofit organization aimed at fostering trust in the blockchain community.

This episode highlights:

• How to lead and manage teams by creating opportunities for developers and entrepreneurs.

• The importance of building trust, leading with values, and cultural awareness in a diverse workplace.

• How blockchain can provide immutable proof and enhance trust in various sectors, including finance and governance.

• The historical context of blockchain's emergence in response to institutional crises

David provides compelling insights on how innovative approaches can address long-standing issues in our financial and social systems.

About David Bchiri

David Bchiri, an entrepreneur and the president of XRPL Commons, has participated in building tech communities in Paris and San Francisco over the past 15 years.

About the book Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners /

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #Blockchain #Innovation #CommunityBuilding #Entrepreneurship #TeamBuilding

Are you ready to unlock the true potential of your team?

In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Kobe Bogaert and Dan Winter welcome leadership coach, speaker, and author Hilda Fainsod to discuss her new book Power Up: The Executive Roadmap to Transforming Life and Business, and identifies how leaders sabotage their efforts in leading their teams.

Enjoy this deep dive into the art of conversation and its pivotal role in transforming groups into cohesive teams.

Key points to highlight:

• How to overcome “change fatigue” and build momentum towards new goals

• The importance of clear communication and setting expectations

• The "21 days myth" and the reality of forming lasting habits

• The pitfalls of vague instructions and the need for specific, actionable guidance

• Addressing the rush culture that hinders clear communication

• Steps to implement "care conversations" and align teams around shared objectives

This episode provides valuable insights for leaders looking to enhance team performance, improve communication, and create a culture of accountability and care within their organizations.

About Hilda Fainsod:

Hilda Fainsod is a catalyst for personal and professional growth, striving to empower individuals and organizations to unlock performance and happiness. Specializing in coaching, mastermind, and mental fitness, she’s a trusted partner on leaders' transformative journeys. She is committed to supporting those who invest in their growth and change, ensuring their choices and actions are amplified. As a leadership podcaster and author of Power Up: The Executive Roadmap to Transforming Life and Business, Hilda challenges individuals to achieve long-lasting results.

About the book Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners /

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #Communication #TeamGrowth #LeadershipBook #CEOCoaching #PowerUpBook #TransformativeBook

Quotes:

"Whatever you want to achieve in life, we often step on our own way, interfering with achieving our goals." - Hilda Fainsod

“While we are very familiar with setting goals as a way to lead in business, it’s more effective to define who you want to become.” - Hilda Fainsod

"Going direct to the point is not being rude; it’s about being clear and effective." - Hilda Fainsod

Today, we have a special episode featuring three Altus Principals, all co-authors of the Altus book Growing Groups into Teams.

Dan Winter, Steven E. Jones, and Kobe Bogaert chat about learnings on leadership from the first season of Missing Conversations episodes. In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Why learning is a leadership practice that should never end.

• How the enemies of learning can interfere with positive organizational change.

• The importance of being open to the things you know you don’t know.

• How paying attention to listening opens up real learning.

• Why engaging with your people on a personal level is critical to turning a group into a team.

About Dan Winter

Dan works with successful leaders around the world facing their most challenging situations to generate fresh insights and innovative approaches to reach new levels of results. His diverse, international clients have leveraged his deep expertise in coaching, team and organization development, strategy, and culture change to thrive in dynamic markets and create high-performing, inclusive cultures as they capitalize on global opportunities.

About Steven E. Jones, PhD

Steven is an executive coach, advisor, and consultant who inspires and guides leaders in the US and around the world to navigate cultural transformation across systems. He partners with executives and their teams to build organizational cultures that increase value, improve lives, and expand the capacity of communities to achieve outcomes that transform challenges into opportunities. Steven combines wisdom, care, results-based leadership, and generative distinctions to engage the whole person in building practices to thrive.

About Kobe Bogaert

Kobe works with senior executives and leadership teams of private and public companies in the US and Europe. With the Altus Growth partners team, he guides technology, biotech, distribution, manufacturing and professional service companies through strategy development, executive team development, high stakes conflict resolution, leadership development, organizational culture and business process development. Kobe’s ability to question client assumptions allows them to experience extraordinary growth for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #LifelongLearning

Amy Vodarek and Kobe Bogaert discuss the importance of paying attention to what our bodies are trying to tell us with Sheeja Shaju, Founder and CEO of I Create. Sheeja is an expert in somatic coaching, using specific body practices to tie into our bodies' immense intelligence and wisdom.

Somatics In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Why it’s so critical to pay attention to the signals your body is sending you.

• How team engagement improves when the leader becomes more aware of their own mind-body connection.

• Why it’s important to observe your own body, sense your energy, and be present in the moment.

• How missing conversations impact your ability to achieve the results you want.

• A simple five-point centering technique to help you become more present in your body—any time, any place.

About Sheeja Shaju: Sheeja Shaju, a co-author of Growing Groups into Teams, guides corporate executives, business owners, and emerging talent to make and deliver bigger promises through her company, I Create. For eight years, she led programs and coached for the Institute for Generative Leadership-Asia, where she also served as Director of Learning and Somatics. Sheeja has over 25 years of experience offering coaching and training in such companies as Hershey, Cumins, SIemens, BMC Software, Mercedes Benz, and Kohler.

About the book Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches who have helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team.

• How to engage people to make those promises.

• How to invite responsibility and accountability.

• How to include and inspire people across differences.

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #Somatics #TeamGrowth #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #CEOCoaching #BeingPresent

Elayna Alexandra and Dan Winter discuss the foundations of leadership coaching with Sumit Gupta, Founder and CEO of Deploy Yourself School of Leadership.

In today’s conversation, we cover:

• Prioritizing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and empathy to foster a collaborative work environment

• The power each leader has over their own growth and choices

• Commitment, prioritization, and presence in leadership

• The importance of choice at every level of leadership

• How to create space for uncomfortable conversations to inspire and empower your teams

About Sumit Gupta: Sumit Gupta is a serial entrepreneur, and Deploy Yourself School of Leadership is his fourth organization. The creator of the Choosing Leadership model, Sumit is gifted at helping people see their own power, which he attributes to years spent hiding from his own power. He is a coach and trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and high-level leaders who want to transform their leadership teams and create a culture of ownership throughout their organizations.

About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.

Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:

• What two promises turn a group into a team

• How to engage people to make those promises

• How to invite responsibility and accountability

• How to include and inspire people across differences

• How to build and rebuild trust, and more!

Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Groups-into-Teams-Real-life-ebook/dp/B0CJLC23VS

Order directly:

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?l8SxF4Aexn9gq08iz7jFBbwutleujrftoZ2wAOFzCVH

If you're looking to expand your leadership influence, shift your results, and develop a highly engaged, accountable team, we’d love to talk to you. Schedule a conversation with an Altus Team Member here: https://calendly.com/prollin-altusgrowth/zoom-video-30-min

Follow us on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/altus-growth-partners/

https://www.facebook.com/AltusGrowth

https://www.instagram.com/altusgrowthpartners/

Keywords: #TeamCulture #TeamGrowth #Leadership #BusinessBook #LeadershipBook #CEOCoaching