Let's Talk Teams | A podcast about building great teams at work by Uptick

LATEST EPISODE

Chick-fil-A VP and author Mark Miller on getting out of the quicksand

Do you experience the feeling of swimming in quicksand as you deal with a million issues while leading your team? In this episode Chris and Chick-fil-A’s Vice President of High Performance Leadership walk through 4 key choices leaders can make that will be game changers for you and your team.

Working remote – pitfalls and opportunities

How do you avoid some of the classic mistakes of leading a remote team? COVID-19 is making us all learn how to do it on the fly. In this episode Michael and Chris discuss how you can avoid these mistakes and take advantage of the opportunity.

March 20, 2020
| 32 min

How often should you have one on ones?

In this episode, Britta, Michael and Chris talk about the “whys” of having a consistent 1:1 cadence, and how having them more frequently may help you develop a better relationship with your team members while ultimately saving time, too.

March 10, 2020
| 37 min

Learning how to lead your team – sometimes the hard way

In this episode Chris chats with his friend Amy Baker, the principle and partner at Spry. Amy transparently shares the good and the bad of her leadership journey – from newbie in the creative world, to being a leader in a larger company typically dominated by men, and then onto life as an entrepreneur.

February 24, 2020
| 47 min

Building an effective 1:1 meeting with your team

Building an effective 1:1 meeting is a collaborative effort. In this episode, Chris and Michael talk about ways to engage both managers and their teams in the process, so both get the benefit of a meaningful meeting.

January 30, 2020
| 27 min

How to write a self-evaluation that will impress your boss

Michael Probert and Chris Zaugg sit down to talk about how to approach writing self-evaluations during performance reviews. Michael shares his experiences in the past and how vulnerability, self-reflection, and being specific are the key to a great self-eval.

January 7, 2020
| 30 min

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Chris Zaugg

Founder and President at Uptick
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Michael Probert

Founder and Growth at Uptick
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Chick-fil-A VP and author Mark Miller on getting out of the quicksand

How often should you have one on ones?

Building an effective 1:1 meeting with your team

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Michael Probert

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