Ep. 70 - Building and Sustaining Effective Teams: The Balance Needed to Drive Momentum - with Jennifer Trzepacz

03/31/20 • 52 min

Many of us realize how important team dynamics are to the success of a business. And recent events have made that all the more relevant as many businesses have needed to quickly adapt and adjust to operating in a new way out of necessity.

Jennifer Trzepacz - known as JT - is the Chief Operations Officer and Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners. She’s been involved in implementing human resource strategies and managing operations at several transformative and industry leading companies including Yahoo, Salesforce, Electronic Arts and Living Social. She inherently understands the impact that the workforce, workplace and macro environment at large has on the business and the team dynamics within them. These evolving factors are more important than ever in the current situation we find ourselves in on every level.

In this episode, JT shares her perspective on:

Critical factors leaders and individuals need to consider when establishing and being part of high performing teams
Common challenges that affect the ability to develop the right team dynamics
What it takes to break through to create and sustain those levels of productivity and impact regardless of business size

Learn more, and find the complete show notes, at https://www.strategicmomentum.co/episodes/70

Resources:

Jennifer Trzepacz Linkedin
Wildcat Venture Partners

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In this episode, JT shares her perspective on:

Critical factors leaders and individuals need to consider when establishing and being part of high performing teams
Common challenges that affect the ability to develop the right team dynamics
What it takes to break through to create and sustain those levels of productivity and impact regardless of business size

Learn more, and find the complete show notes, at https://www.strategicmomentum.co/episodes/70

Resources:

Jennifer Trzepacz Linkedin
Wildcat Venture Partners

Subscribe to the Strategic Momentum podcast:

Strategic Momentum is produced by Crate Media

Previous Episode

Ep 69 - Remote Work: Tips on Effective Virtual Meeting Facilitation During the Coronavirus Pandemic - with Michael Wilkinson

With COVID-19 necessitating the rapid shift to working remotely, we felt it would be particularly relevant to share insights from a favorite past guest of ours — Michael Wilkinson — because our goal is always to help you navigate through the change we are all facing so you can create the right momentum to move forward.

Michael preaches the tenets of process and preparation that enable leaders to boost collaboration, productivity, and morale among their teams. In this episode, we highlight his specific tips and advice for facilitating virtual meetings.

Learn more, and find the complete show notes, at https://www.flywheelassociates.com/podcast/69

Resources:

Connect with Michael via Email | Linkedin
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Buy Michael’s Books on Facilitation

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Ep. 71 - Office Politics (Part 2): Learning to Manage and Master Political Maneuvering

In this episode, we’re looking at various solutions and courses of action you can take to mitigate, manage, or navigate office politics more effectively.

In “Office Politics Part 1” (Ep. 68), a panel of business leaders joined us to share their individual experiences with and perspectives on politicking in the workforce. Today, the group returns to explore what it takes to manage common political situations and how to build those skills that can help you anticipate and maneuver those tricky circumstances in the future. Ultimately, it comes down to understanding power dynamics, developing your emotional intelligence (EQ) to build better relationships, and creating a strategic plan to fall back on in political situations.

Learn more and find the complete show notes at https://www.strategicmomentum.co/episodes/71

To learn more about how one’s deep-seated emotions, plus power dynamics, leadership styles and rewards structures in an organization can lead to negative politics, check out Episode 68 here.

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