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Jackhammers and Hummingbirds represent different and valuable ways of approaching the world. For years, I dreaded career conversations and personal development plans. I always felt like the only one who didn't know what I wanted to do when I "grew up," so I'd offer some half hearted plan about wanting my boss' job- mostly because I sensed that was what I was supposed to want. It never landed well for anyone, including me. Then one day, on a walk with a podcast in my ears, I stumbled on an...

Years ago at Google, I came across Project Aristotle, their deep dive into what makes teams high performing. The finding surprised almost no one and helped almost everyone: the highest performing teams have strong psychological safety. Translation: they trusted each other. I thought about that recently in a session with a founder client. He's building a company and, for the first time, a culture from zero. Trust came up while he was negotiating terms with his cofounder, and the room got tense...