How to Be Awesome at Your Job

1163: The Surprising Keys to Superior Team Performance with Ron Friedman

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Show Notes

Ron Friedman reveals the science behind unlocking extraordinary team performance.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The three strengths that separate superteams from average teams 2) Why managing energy and attention matters more than working harder 3) The feedback approach that encourages lasting behavior change

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— ABOUT RON — Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist and the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that teaches leaders science-based strategies for building high-performing teams. His research has been featured on NPR, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, as well as in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review. He is the author of The Best Place to Work, an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year, and Decoding Greatness. He lives in Pittsford, New York. • Book: Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams • Website: SuperteamsMasterclass.com • Website: SuperteamsInc

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