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19-12-2024

Episode 29 - Replay and Reset

In this festive holiday edition of The High Five, we explore the Replay and Reset activity—a reflection and action-planning tool designed to help individuals and teams set clear, actionable goals for 2025. With the end of the year fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and reset for the year ahead. We’ll discuss why this framework is effective, share our personal experiences, and offer practical tips for integrating it into your team’s end-of-year planning. As a quick note, we’re taking next week off to enjoy the holidays, but we’ll be back in the new year with fresh ideas and insights to help you kick off 2025 on the right foot. So, grab some eggnog (or your festive beverage of choice), settle in, and let's dive into this year-end tradition together! The Review Replay and Reset — Reflect, refocus, and recharge for 2025 isn't just another blog article! It's an activity designed to help you start your year with focus. We talk about how we've used the exercise and maybe we should do this quarterly. The Ask Have a happy holiday. Reach out to us in the new year to learn more about what we’re working on or to work with us. We are ready! Also, we have a webinar on January 23 at noon ET. Register now. The Hit List Greg: Listening: Domi & JD BeckWatching: Stranger Things — Season 4Reading: A Producer Attempts to Pitch The NutcrackerBrett: Listening: It’s a Holiday Soul Party by Sharon Jones & The Dap KingsReading: Holidays on Ice by David SedarisWatching: National Lampoon's Christmas VacationThe High Five This week's high five is for breaks! Rest. Relaxation. Resetting. We hope you get some downtime over the holidays. We'll see you in 2025. Thanks so much for being a part of Same Team.

19-12-2024

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20 min.
24-04-2025

Episode 44 - Burnout and empathy

This week, we talk about burnout: how it builds, how it breaks teams, and how we (as leaders and humans) need to get way better at spotting it. Also, shoutout to Pope Francis for sending a senator to empathy training. If he’s tired of the bullshit, so are we. The Huddle Brett’s prepping for a new panel on explosive career moments, while Greg is mentally checking out under blue skies. Spring is here, but burnout is still top of mind. The Review Burnout isn’t just yours to manage—it’s yours to notice Burnout doesn’t show up with warning lights—it simmers quietly, undermining energy, trust, and momentum. This article outlines the phases of team burnout and makes the case for leaders to notice it early (especially in themselves). We talk through where burnout starts, how we’ve missed the signs, and which phase is the hardest to lead through. Spoiler: it’s not the one you think. Also on Same Page this week: Why continuous learning builds resilient teamsHow to build resilient teams through continuous learning and development The Ask Join us for our first-ever live event: The Huddle 🗓 Wednesday, May 7, 2025 🕧 12:30–1:00pm ET Register now—it’s free! The Hit List What we’re reading, writing, watching, and listening to this week: Listening: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions by Taylor Swift INXS Listen Like Thieves Writing: Open to work is the new tip of the sword When “do what you love” stops loving you back Make no mistake, employees will always be just a line item Leadership lessons from Taylor Swift Watching: Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+ The High Five High five to everyone choosing empathy and compassion over control and burnout. The world needs more of it—especially at work.

24-04-2025

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30 min.
24-01-2025

Episode 31 - Toxic tech bros and one-on-ones

While recapping his whirlwind day as a tourist in Dubai—where he presented Teamangle at the Dubai International Project Management Forum—Brett reflects on the value of meaningful connections. This ties into a critique of Airbnb’s CEO dismissing one-on-one meetings as a waste of time and comparing listening to employees to playing therapist—a mindset Brett sees as toxic bro culture masking as innovation. The discussion highlights the value of one-on-ones, the harm of toxic leadership rhetoric, and how leaders can create inclusive workplaces by fostering trust, empathy, and psychological safety. Balancing ambitious goals with supportive environments is key to better leadership. The Review This week, we discuss Brett's Same Page article, Avoiding one-on-ones? That’s not leadership, that’s toxicity and the themes of the article surrounding the need for one-on-one meetings and how toxic bro culture has no place at work, no matter the industry. Plus, this week's Teamangle topics: Encouraging every voice: making team meetings inclusiveThe transformative effect of inclusivity on team morale and success The Ask We want to hear from our listeners! What's on your mind? What topics resonate for you? Drop us a note at highfive@sameteampartners.com. We'd love to connect and hear what's top-of-mind for you. Who knows, maybe we'll bring it up on the show! The Hit List Brett: Reading: How tech billionaires screwed us allListening: Stampede, Orville PeckWatching: RÜFÜS DU SOL - Live from Joshua TreeGreg: Reading: Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated CultureListening: Splinter - Sneaker PimpsWatching: American Primeval The High Five Believe it or not, the Teamangle Conversation Cards are shipping! Check out our shop next week to grab yours. And maybe grab a t-shirt too!

24-01-2025

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28 min.
17-04-2025

Episode 43 - Not hiding

This week, we're talking about what happens when we stop pretending everything’s fine—and why that’s harder than it sounds. If you're feeling a little fried but still showing up, this one’s for you. The Huddle We kick things off with a moment of awe (and side-eye and plenty of giggles) for Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space launch. Then we get into what’s actually on our minds: the growing sense of solidarity amid burnout. The Review What if it’s not work that’s burning us out? This episode centers around Brett’s Same Page article, which explores the more profound, more existential exhaustion many of us carry. It’s not just about jobs—it’s about the systems we live in, the instability we feel, and the pressure to perform wellness while quietly falling apart. Brett and Greg dig into the emotional weight of this moment. How burnout shows up in remote work, the disconnect between leadership and lived experience, and why we’re probably mislabeling a cultural crisis as a workplace problem. It’s a raw, reflective conversation—and the beginning of something we plan to keep talking about. Also on Same Page this week: Why psychological safety fuels creativity and problem solvingCreating psychological safety for innovation and trust The Ask Join us for our first-ever live event: The Huddle 🗓 Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:30–1:00pm ET Register now—it’s free! The Hit List What we’re reading, writing, watching, and listening to this week: Listening: Northport by Bonobo Spike Island by Pulp Writing: Burnout but make it existentialKindness feels radical Reading: Harriett Tubman: Live in Concert: A Notel by Bob the Drag Queen Watching: Lazarus Adolescence on Netflix The High Five This week’s high five goes to not hiding. We’re lucky we can talk about this stuff. We know not everyone can. If you're navigating this moment quietly, we see you. High five.

17-04-2025

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26 min.
06-03-2025

Episode 37 - The middle management trap: why it’s failing and how to fix it

The Huddle What’s top of mind for us this week? Rebuilding. Between career shifts, layoffs, and leadership changes, Greg wrote about the importance of rebuilding professional connections, and Brett reconnected with an old colleague through Chicago Camps’ Tent Talk—proving that sometimes, the right conversations happen at the right time. The Review: This Week’s Topic The middle management trap: why it’s failing and how to fix it Middle management used to be the stepping stone to leadership. Now? It’s a high-stress, low-reward role that no one wants. Companies are piling impossible expectations onto managers while stripping away the resources and training they need to succeed. We break down three key questions: What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before stepping into management? .Why are future leaders avoiding management roles? How do we fix it? We also published two new Teamangle articles this week: How shared language enhances team cohesionAvoid misinterpretations: developing a shared language for your teamThe Ask We’re launching our Same Team Partners newsletter—subscribe now at sameteampartners.com/subscribe. Our first issue drops on Tuesday! The Hit List Reading: Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future by Reid Hoffman Writing: DOGE isn’t making government more efficient—it’s just destroying people’s lives Your network is broken. Fix it like a human. Watching: Yellowstone Pivoting in Life: How to Use Your Transferable Skills with Betty Chan & Sean Murphy Listening: Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones by Madonna The High Five This week’s high five goes to Kris Fulton, who has been a game-changer in helping us refine our marketing strategy. We’re makers, not marketers—but she is showing us the way. Huge high-five for the impact Kris has already made! Thank you!

06-03-2025

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22 min.
21-02-2025

Episode 35 - Resilience and leadership

In this conversation, we discuss the concept of resilience in leadership, emphasizing the importance of team dynamics over individual endurance. We explore the challenges leaders face in maintaining resilience, the pitfalls of the hero mindset, and strategies for fostering collective resilience within teams. The Huddle We're busy making more! We've got our next playbook ready to launch. Get ready to make your 1:1s better!Greg is working on our first "Huddle," which will be a free workshop session on 1:1sBrett is talking Teamangle at Chicago Tent Talks on March 4 The Review We dig into Brett's recent Same Page post, Resilience is not enough: leadership in 2025 requires more. This conversation explores how leaders can foster collective resilience by shifting away from the hero mindset and embracing shared responsibility. Key topics include: The challenges leaders face in maintaining resilienceThe pitfalls of the hero mindset in leadershipStrategies for building resilience within teamsThe importance of adaptability in uncertain environmentsWe also published two new Teamangle articles this week: Building bridges: practical steps for effective cross-functional collaborationHow the right tools drive team alignment and efficiency The Ask Our first shipment of Teamangle Conversation Cards is out in the wild. Grab your deck today! The Hit List Brett: Reading: Language: Why We Hear More Than WordsListening: Songs About You Specifically - Album by MICHELLEWatching: SNL 50 Concert - The Culps do Kendrick LamarEating: Post Malone OreosGreg: Reading: The Experience Economy By B. Joseph Pine II & James H. Gilmore Reading: The New Yorker 100 The High Five! High five to resilience for keeping us moving, keeping us connected, and reminding us that we’re stronger together!

21-02-2025

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20 min.
20-03-2025

Episode 39 - Leadership advice is broken

The Huddle Greg’s busy figuring out how to scale the Teamangle Diagnostic so teams can stop flying blind, while Brett’s out there making connections and bringing new people into the fold. The Review: Leadership advice is broken: it’s not about you, it’s about them. Somewhere along the way, leadership advice got a little too self-centered—confidence, command, control. But great leadership isn’t about the leader; it’s about the team. The conversation hit on something big: leadership needs a perspective shift. It’s not about looking in the mirror and asking, How do I become a great leader?—it’s about looking at your team and asking, What do they need to succeed? We also posted two Teamangle articles on Same Page this week: Why innovation thrives in flexible culturesWhy creativity thrives on collaborationThe Ask 🚨 If you’re not reading The Field Report, what are you even doing? 🚨 Our weekly newsletter is packed with straight-shooting leadership insights, fresh takes on team dynamics, and the kind of advice that helps—not just corporate fluff. Sign up now and get in on the good stuff. The Hit List Listening: Relationships by HAIM Colors by Beck Reading: Rotman Management Magazine Watching: White Lotus Episode 4 Memes! Thief–Writing: We need better assholes – Greg’s latest piece inspired by John Gruber.The High Five This week’s high five goes to listening to experts—specifically those helping us with marketing! We may resist, we may grumble, but at the end of the day, we’re learning from people who know their stuff. High five to letting go and trusting the process.

20-03-2025

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26 min.
15-05-2025

Episode 46 - Enough with the user manuals

It started with a text on a day off and turned into a whole conversation about burnout, boundaries, and why everyone seems one notification away from snapping. This week, Brett and Greg dig into the limits of "mental load," share a few real-world stress responses, and then turn their attention to a new workplace trend that's doing more harm than good: personal user manuals. If your onboarding doc reads like a dating profile, we’ve got some thoughts. The Huddle The 1:1 Playbook is live! We finally launched the thing—and it's better than we imagined. It’s our most complete guide yet for making 1:1s less awkward and more impactful. The Review Greg’s latest opinion column, Enough with the personal user manuals, critiques the growing trend of workplace "user guides." Sure, they’re well-intentioned. But when they replace actual conversation, they can short-circuit trust, reinforce power dynamics, and turn human connection into a checklist. This week, we unpack: What actually makes people feel seen and understood at workHow trust gets built (and broken) in remote teamsThe hidden cost of replacing relationships with documentationWhat leaders can do instead The Ask Buy our new 1:1 playbook and immediately improve your leadership! Seriously—if you run 1:1s, this is the manual you wish you had. Buy the 1:1 Playbook The Hit List What we’re reading, writing, watching, and listening to this week: Listening: The Logical Song (cover by The Greystones) — A bunch of talented kids bring fresh magic to this Supertramp classic. Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves — Grammy gold, and the emotional balm we needed this week. Watching: My Darling Clementine — Greg went full Criterion cowboy and he’s not wrong. A slow burn that hits. The Long Way Round — Ewan McGregor + motorcycles + aging adventure = Brett’s current comfort TV. Reading: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson — Smart, hopeful, grounded. This one’s sneaky good. Writing: Project management is a leadership role. Start acting like it. The Deep Cut 003: Adventure on The High Five This week’s high five goes to: the sweet, sweet thrill of launching a digital product. We made a thing. We put a price on it. We hit publish. That’s worth celebrating.

15-05-2025

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23 min.
11-10-2024

Episode 19 - Navigating challenges for creative teams in 2025

It's no secret that these are tough times for creative teams. They're being pushed to do more with less. Many are operating under tighter budgets, fewer resources, and higher expectations. Yet, despite these pressures, few teams are evolving their practices or processes to match the demands of this new reality. We've been there, and this week, we're discussing Brett's most recent post on Same Page, Navigating challenges for creative teams in 2025. Brett is a storyteller this week. First is his experience at a haunted prison, followed by a scarier story about when the entire UX department was cut from Happy Cog, and they had to pick up the pieces. We tried to remember the details, which we probably got wrong, but the lesson was to take care of the team first and then worry about process changes. That's partly why we developed the Teamangle, a tool to diagnose and address the heart of team performance: communication, collaboration, and culture challenges. The Ask Download our new playbook, Your Team Work, Reimagined. The Hit List Brett Speaking, Oct 14: Digital PM SummitListening: Bakesale by Sebadoh (the song Skull)Work-related stress tops employers' health and wellbeing concernsGreg Listening: Blue States: Your GirlReading: State of Business Communication by Grammarly High Five! We're so stoked about launching Teamangle. We hope you'll check it out and share it with your networks.

11-10-2024

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21 min.
06-09-2024

Episode 15 - Build better teams

The Gods of business consulting and thought leadership have spoken, and the new team "operating system" is called "The Way We Work." Greg found it all in this HBR article, Build Better Teams. It's really good stuff! The exciting part about this is that the principles closely align with what we're doing (and releasing soon) at Same Team Partners. During the review, we discuss the fundamentals of teamwork and building trust. And guess what? We do that work, too! With that said... THE ASK Thank you to everyone who followed us on LinkedIn! This week, please Subscribe to Same Team Partners to receive updates on new content, tools, templates, and products. Big things are going to happen in September! THE HIT LIST: Greg: Listening: Duran Duran - Dance Macabre and Psycho KillerWatching: KAOSBrett: Seeing: Waxahatchee this Saturday at The Fillmore in PhillyListening: Waxahatchee, Tigers BloodReading: Why Self-Advocacy Can Help You Become An Invaluable Collaborator

06-09-2024

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18 min.

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Episode 29 - Replay and Reset

Episode 44 - Burnout and empathy

Episode 31 - Toxic tech bros and one-on-ones

Episode 43 - Not hiding

Episode 37 - The middle management trap: why it’s failing and how to fix it

Episode 35 - Resilience and leadership

Episode 39 - Leadership advice is broken

Episode 46 - Enough with the user manuals

Episode 19 - Navigating challenges for creative teams in 2025

Episode 15 - Build better teams

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