Heidi Helfand

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# The art and wisdom of changing teams | Heidi Helfand (Author of Dynamic Reteam

Thanks, Lenny. Great to be here.

You have this code in your book where you say something like, sure, we deliver s

I really like it when there’s transparency in reorgs. There’s a story in my book

There’s another framework that I really like. I don’t think it’s in my book, but

Okay. Is there advice you have on how long?

Sure. Okay, so the five patterns of reteaming. One by one, someone joins your co

Or your company, yeah. Growing, splitting a team gets really large and then it’s

There’s this idea of a startup within a big company. Everyone’s like, “Oh, it’s

I feel like to me one of the most important ones you’ve talked to. And this is h

Before you start, actually, I think I missed a nuance and you corrected me, but

Heidi Helfand (00:35:12):

But switching also helps build that knowledge redundancy in your company. A litt

Along these lines of doing things badly sometimes, you have this whole section o

One of the ones I love is this idea of spreading high performers. This idea of w

I think sometimes you have that awesome team situation. It’s an enjoyable experi

And I think it’s especially true for people that haven’t worked at a company tha

Well, listening is a muscle to build and to always work on. You got to put your

Yeah, so it goes. Heidi, is there anything else you wanted to touch on or share

All right. First question, what are two or three books that you’ve recommended m

Is there a favorite recent movie or TV show that you really enjoyed?

I always like to ask people, “Well, why do you want to join our company? What is

Is there a favorite product you’ve recently discovered that you really love?

I travel around the world and I give talks on reteaming. I do workshops. And usu

Agreed. Two more questions. Do you have a favorite life motto that you often fin

I ask myself that too. I used to run a lot in Santa Barbara at Ellwood, which is

Heidi Helfand (01:08:27):

You can go to heidihelfand.com or Google my name and I come up. Heidi@dynamicret

Heidi Helfand (01:09:45):

Thanks so much, Lenny.

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