782: How to Help a Team Get Unstuck, with Gustavo Razzetti

About this episode

Gustavo Razzetti discusses strategies for helping teams overcome obstacles and improve communication.

Gustavo Razzetti: Forward Talk Gustavo Razzetti is a culture change instigator, speaker, and CEO of Fearless Culture, a culture design consultancy. He helps leaders build teams that talk about what matters—even when it’s uncomfortable–through his books and tools, including the Culture Design Canvas. He is the author of Forward Talk: The Bold New Method for Getting Teams Unstuck ( Amazon , Bookshop )*. The beauty of a team is that we can get so much more done with collaboration. It also means that sometimes we surrender our responsibility to others. In this conversation, Gustavo and I explore what to do when a team gets stuck. Key Points Conversations are the foundation of collaboration. Without them, teams quickly build conversational debt. We don’t stay silent because we’re scared. Rather, we stay quiet because we surrender our responsibility to others. Many of us overestimate our courage. We believe that we’ll say something, but studies show that often we do not. Forward Talk accomplishes two things: (1) addresses the real issue and (2) focuses on the future. See information as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Courage can begin with admitting what you don’t know…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Stachowiak

Guest: Gustavo Razzetti

Topics covered

• team collaboration
• culture change
• communication
• leadership
• responsibility

Keywords

• team dynamics
• courage
• conversational debt
• systemic issues
• Forward Talk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fearless Culture

Books & works: Forward Talk: The Bold New Method for Getting Teams Unstuck

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