The 3 Things Every High-Performing Team Has (And Yours Is Probably Missing One)

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Lee Benson discusses high-performing team dynamics with David Burkus, focusing on essential elements for success.

"A bad team culture will destroy a high performer every single time." In this episode of Show Your Value, Lee Benson talks with David Burkus, one of the world’s leading business thinkers and author of Best Team Ever. They dive into the "crunch time" of business growth: that pivotal moment when a founder can no longer have a direct connection to every employee. Lee and David explore the mechanics of scaling a high-performing culture, the necessity of "psychological safety," and why individual ...

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Host: Lee Benson

Guest: David Burkus

Topics covered

• team culture
• high performance
• business growth
• psychological safety
• scaling teams

Keywords

• team culture
• high performance
• business growth
• psychological safety
• scaling teams

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Best Team Ever

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