This week we interview a client Megan Gianinni, Global Head of Talent, Development and Organisational Effectiveness at Philips, on the topic of building strong, high performing teams. Megan has been a client of Zircon for over 5 years and has been responsible for rolling out a number of initiatives across the organisation to improve team performance and collaboration. In this podcast we talk about some of the characteristics of high performing teams, the tips businesses can put into place in order to improve performance and create happy, healthy and psychologically safe teams. The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ Please like and follow Zircon for more podcasts and articles at https://www.linkedin.com/company/zircon-consulting-ltd/ To contact Amanda via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon To contact Megan via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/megan-giannini-400189 To contact Amanda via email: [email protected] For more information about the BeTalent Team questionnaire mentioned in this podcast please go to: https://www.betalent.com Timestamps High Performing Teams ·       00:00 – Introduction to High Performing Teams ·       00:33 – Megan Giannini: How it all began ·       01:31 – I love teams! ·       02:23 – Why so important a topic Amanda? ·       03:22 – Research vs. Reality Consider if you will, the world we live in… ·       05:19 – These are turbulent times… ·       06:12 – VUCA or BANI; you be the judge. ·       07:05 – Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing (these could be The Doors) ·       08:31 – Those that take on these steps ·       10:19 – “Change is good, Constant Change is better” ·       11:57 – What to consider when creating a team ·       13:49 – Strengths vs. Motivation ·       15:00 – Cognitive Diversity Getting a lot done in these conversations… ·       15:50 – Productive Conversations ·       17:29 – This is all new to me! ·       18:30 – I need some clarification for that ·       20:49 – State of mind ·       21:45 – Creating an environment for everyone to be the best ·       23:09 – Summary of Productive Conversations ·       23:28 – What’s stopping you? ·       24:39 – Does the research support this? The current trend. ·       25:44 – Quiet Fleecing ·       27:22 – It doesn’t fall within my boundaries… ·       27:53 – Quiet Quitting ·       28:53 – I wasn’t aware… ·       30:35 – Following the Leader ·       31:33 – Who’s the most important member of the team? The keys to building a high performing team. ·       32:47 – Key takeaways ·       34:50 – Removing the drains ·       35:43 – Environment of learning ·       37:12 – A puzzle by Google (Not solving its tax avoidance…) ·       38:18 – Parting thoughts? ·       39:28 – The end.