Change at Work
Engaging healthy team dynamics and resolving “people issues”
What’s under the table affects everything teams try to do.
If what’s under the table is a sense of trust, connection and collaboration, we can innovate, progress and overperform on goals. If what’s under there is judgment, polarization, grievances and fear, no amount of over-the-table action will change it. Restoring good dynamics to a team requires attention to what’s happening under the table and helping everyone return to their best selves.
Team Consultation
When your team’s productivity slows because of poor collaboration, active conflict or a few challenging communicators, you need a way to get everyone back on track. Coaching the difficult members alone won’t solve it. Engage the right expertise for a mediation or retreat that effectively clears the air so you can all get back to work.
Help for Partnerships
A successful co-founder relationship is critical to your success. Co-founder coaching serves to attain and preserve trust, alignment and smooth interaction. Being proactively self-aware and partner-aware helps you connect on key values, enhance communication and manage the challenges that come in any committed relationship.
Keynotes & Workshops
Dr. Brody is available for keynote presentations or workshops on these and many related topics:
Teams: From Turmoil to Trust
Navigating Difficult Conversations at Work
Negotiating Polarization
Leading Culture Change from Every Seat
Conflict Resolution: The Underutilized but Essential Leadership Skill
Cross-functional Success: Making the Most of the Matrix
Motivation for Everyone: Your "A players", "B players" and "C players"
Achieving "Followership": A Coaching Approach to Leadership
Team Dynamics Bootcamp for Non-profit Boards
Depth Leadership Coaching Group - see flyer
For Team Leaders: Managing Conflict
Conflict is a fact of organizational life, but even extremely capable leaders struggle with it for one simple reason: Conflict eats leadership skills for breakfast. The same leadership skills that help create visionary, productive and efficient organizations (forward action, decisive problem solving and driving accountability) can fail when applied to situations of conflict. Leaders who can defuse conflict promptly can turn tension into collaboration, inspire strong teams and win even greater followership. Offer your leaders training in a unique approach to conflict that results in real and lasting change.
For HR Leaders: Advanced training in team dynamics
HR or L&D professionals are asked to help leaders and teams deal with conflict or interpersonal dynamics. These tend to be the most challenging interventions - they have tons of complexity and usually have high stakes - especially for internal facilitators. Get support in your corner:
Mastermind training in how to support leaders challenged by conflict or complicated team dynamics
Internal Facilitators Supervision Group - join with peer professionals from other companies to learn from one another and Dr. Brody
1:1 Supervision
A book for change at work
Own Your Armor
Working with other people is supposed to be more productive and efficient, but too often work gets bogged down by bad team dynamics. Even when leaders and team members want things to change, fixing an unhealthy work culture isn’t easy. Obvious solutions often backfire; reasonable interventions create defensiveness and greater frustration. Own Your Armor is a guide to defusing those vicious cycles and shifting stuck mindsets to build trust and unlock individual and team strengths.