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Creating High Performing Teams

Jason Evanish, Get Lighthouse Team

The Creating High Performing Teams podcast is for managers and leaders like you who want to learn how to be the best you can be. Through interviews, case studies, and how to episodes, the Get Lighthouse team and guests will teach you what you need to know to bring out the best performance and motivation for your team.
Our goal is to be the most actionable podcast you've ever listened to. At the end of every episode, you'll find further reading and specific steps so you can start taking action and improving right away.

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#21
May 17, 2022 · 40 min
Lessons on 1 on 1s from Creating High Performing Teams Expert Guests
1 on 1s are the single most important tool managers have to be great leaders. You can use these meetings to help you bring out the best in your team, fix problems, get buy in, and so much more. That’s why, as we wrap up Season 1, we’re bringing you all th
#20
May 10, 2022 · 11 min
Fixing a Struggling Star
When is the problem not really THE problem? What do you do when your star player on your team underperforms or disappoints you? The easy answer would be to pounce and criticize. To focus on immediately correcting the issue. Yet, if you do that, you’ll be
#19
May 3, 2022 · 41 min
Common Mistakes Managers Make in Hiring & Recruiting
How do you become great at recruiting? What are common mistakes managers make in this process, and how can you avoid them? Today, we’re excited to have long time friend and Lighthouse customer Erin Wilson on the show to talk about his experience as one of
#18
Apr 26, 2022 · 27 min
Burnout, Buffer’s State of Remote Work, and Lessons from Super Pumped
We look at recent hot topics in the world of leadership, management, and pop culture in this week’s episode. We take a look at burnout in a post-COVID world, what leaders can learn from the Buffer State of Remote Report, and some key lessons about HR mana
#17
Apr 19, 2022 · 49 min
How to Master Remote Work & Hybrid Leadership - Valentina Thörner
Description: How do you transition from being a leader in an office to successfully leading remotely? What do you do when only part of your team returns to the office? Many of us have had a crash course in exactly those situations, which is why we brought
#16
Apr 12, 2022 · 49 min
How to become a better manager in just 15 minutes a week
Many companies promote the most talented person on a team to manager, but that doesn’t always work outIt can be hard for that person to let go of their individual work, which shortchanges things for their team. There’s also just too much to do. It doesn’t
#15
Apr 5, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min
How to Rapidly Grow From Team Lead to Executive
Jeremy Brown has an unconventional career path to CTO. While he started as an engineer, he took detours in sales, motorcycling and starting a business in Cameroon, before becoming a CTO. In this episode, we look at how Jeremy’s career unfolded, and what h
#14
Mar 29, 2022 · 57 min
How to Learn to Lead on the Job
Were you thrust into a leadership position without a lot of training and preparation? Have you risen rapidly as a leader and find yourself a bit uncertain? Or maybe you’re a founder making things up as you go, and finding yourself managing other incredibl
#13
Mar 22, 2022 · 13 min
How to Grow as a Manager, Even with a Busy Schedule
Are you growing your skills as a leader? Are you building the right habits as a manager? Do you bring out the best in your team? We all want to be great leaders, but who has time for learning in our busy, always-on, push-notifications-every-5-minutes worl
#12
Mar 15, 2022 · 11 min
The 4 Letter Word All Managers Should Avoid
We all know that there are a collection of 4 letter words you shouldn’t use in polite conversation, which except in the most gruff environments, you especially wouldn’t use at work. Today, I want to talk about another 4 letter word. It’s one you hear all
#11
Mar 8, 2022 · 49 min
Rich Paret - Why You're Terrible at Hiring (and how to fix it)
What does it take to become great at hiring? Why do so many companies have bad hiring processes? Rich Paret, a tech executive who has been a VP of Engineering at Twitter, a Senior Director at Google, and built teams a number of startups, has a passion for
#10
Mar 1, 2022 · 47 min
How to successfully transition from being an IC to Manager ft. Mathias Meyer
How do you step back from the day work of being an individual contributor to being a manager? What are the things you should start, stop, or continue doing? In our interview today with former CTO and now leadership coach Mathias Meyer, we talk about the u
#9
Feb 22, 2022 · 8 min
How to Stay Organized and Accountable as a Manager
What does it take to be a great manager? Two big parts are being organized and accountable. The consequences of not doing so are checked out team members and frustrated employees. In this episode, the importance of being organized and consistently account
#8
Feb 15, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
8 Essential Things You Must Consider When Becoming a Manager ft. Fabian Camargo
Books we talked about today:Drive by Daniel Pink (And the related TED talk is here) The Making of A Manager by Julie Zhuo The Art of the Impossible by Steven Kotler Grit by Angela Duckworth Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Eps
#7
Feb 8, 2022 · 59 min
Mike Pretlove - Essential Do's and Don'ts for New Managers
What do you need to know as a first time manager? What are the biggest pitfalls to avoid? How can you pick the right job and opportunity to break into management? To answer these questions, and more, we sat down with Mike Pretlove, who has been a leader n
#6
Feb 1, 2022 · 54 min
How Managers can use Leverage to get more done & supercharge their teams
Managers should be multipliers for their teams. How can you unlock their productivity and unblock them on time wasters? That’s what leverage is all about. Eric Jorgenson, author of the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, has thought about leverage so much he’s go
#5
Jan 25, 2022 · 25 min
The Most Important Skills for Managers to Master
What are the key skills for managers like you to master as you start leading a new team? What does it take for you to become an amazing manager? How do you stand out so you are recognized as a potential senior leader? In this episode of the Creating High
#4
Jan 18, 2022 · 56 min
Advice for Managers & ICs to Master the Most Important Relationship at Work ft. Wes Kao
What does it take to have a good relationship with your manager? How can you manage up in a way that creates win-win scenarios for you and the person most in charge of your career and work future? In this week’s episode of Creating High Performing Teams,
#2
Jan 11, 2022 · 58 min
Why You Should Lead from the Heart (And where to start) ft. Mark Crowley
What does it mean to lead from the heart? How can it help you get the best results and performance from your team? In this episode, we welcome long time friend of the Lighthouse blog and leadership expert Mark C Crowley to the show. He talks about why he
#3
Jan 11, 2022 · 21 min
3 Simple Steps for How to Give Feedback that Improves your Team
Get your access to Lighthouse Lessons here: https://bit.ly/3qgoNmE How do you give feedback that makes a difference? How do you improve your team so that they make real changes, instead of getting defensive when you bring feedback? In today’s episode, we

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