Creating great teams is Chris Hutchinson’s focus, bringing together real-world experience to support leaders to help them and their companies achieve their potential. We talk about leadership, impact, and what makes a great team in this interview.
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Since 2002, hundreds of organizations and executive leaders have trusted Chris Hutchinson and his company, Trebuchet Group, to help them achieve great accomplishments through creating great teams. Chris brings together real-world experience to support leaders who feel the weight of their company on their shoulders, and are frustrated by teams not achieving their potential. As an Air Force officer, Chris learned first-hand how leadership can make or break the effectiveness of teams and individuals. As a “recovering” mechanical engineer, he understands how systems need to serve the people who use them to be successful together. As author of Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works, Chris brings together field-tested practices for leaders to improve their personal impact and create long lasting results.
3 Key Points
- People own what they help create.
- We have deep impact when every person on the team has passion and results are coming together – that organization is going to do amazing things.
- Teams form best when there’s something bigger than everybody on the team.
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People desperately want to learn, but in no way want to be taught.
What We Talked About
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- 01:27 – what’s unique about your team development / leadership company?
- 03:40 – why did you go through the rigorous B corp certification process?
- 06:32 – why is it important to you to have impact?
- 09:20 – how do companies create meaningful and lasting change?
- 11:50 – why do you advocate strategic thinking for teams?
- 13:30 – how do you hold team members accountable?
- 17:45 – how can we make meetings better?
- 23:52 – are impactful leaders born or made? how do you develop impactful leadership?
- 29:28 – how do you effectively manage partnerships and multiple consultants?
- 35:36 – Chris’ morning practice to maintain energy
Actionable Tips
- Take personal responsibility and give yourself space to get better.
- Make sure you have rock solid relationships at home, to have a solid foundation that allows you to take risks.
- To have more impact, define what kind of impact you want to have, and clarify what matters to you.
Resources Mentioned
- Trebuchet Group
- Chris’ book – Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership That Works
- Special offer for Work Alchemy listeners: Get free shipping if you order the book from http://www.rippleleader.com/ – use the code WORKALCHEMY
- B Corporations
- Book: Great Game of Business (an affiliate link – go to Amazon.com if you prefer to skip this)
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Ursula Jorch, Host of The Impact Interviews
Ursula Jorch is a business coach, speaker, and podcaster who shows women leaders how to turn their businesses into profitable agents for lasting change, global impact, and a force for good in the world.
