Welcome
Aboard!
The course material is divided into three sections:
Leadership & Collaboration
The Brain section concentrates on the subconscious aspects of leadership, collaboration and teambuilding
Communication Basics
The Behavior section concentrates on the basic communication and collaboration skills that lead to successful leadership
Transforming Teams
The Toolbox section shares basic tools and templates for delegation, feedback, meeting protocols, etc.
What we believe
(from experience)
Who you are and how you show up for your company matters--a lot.
Successful leadership and collaboration means understanding both the conscious factors that affect performance and also the unconscious ones--the biases, instincts, fears and compulsions that are "below the radar" for humans.
We are trainable--all of us. There is no such thing as a "born leader."
Most people and teams, particularly early stage ones, do not think much about collaboration tools. But adopting a handful of very simple collaboration tools and practices can mean the difference between success and failure.
The best leader sets the tone and the style of all the team's interactions early. Product is important, but good company culture makes for good product, and culture eats strategy for lunch.
Readings
The Orientation Deck for Day One of Mastering Relationships
Starting Well (A brief of discussion of the DNA of a good startup).