{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/64ffba074e4e30001129a3c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"On The Psychology of Successful Groups","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/1694481171539-13bf6eb060a9ac492697c93647e81cc9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today’s episode is something a little different, we are joined by Samantha Rockey to look at the ways psychology, teams and high-performance overlap.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sam has just co-authored the book: <a href=\"https://amzn.asia/d/gY7ZMz1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Social Brain: The Psychology of successful groups.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She is an Associate fellow at the Oxford University said Business school, is one of the co-founds of the consultancy Thompson Harrison, and also co-hosts one of my favourite podcasts, Ghost Lights.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some of the highlights from the interview are Sam's thoughts that:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Its through team membership and in particular the teams leader that people experience the culture of the organisations they belong to.</li><li>&nbsp;How the focus of leaders should be to create other leaders so that they can create a ripple effect throughout the organisation.</li><li>&nbsp;The research that says 60% to 70% of people are stressed because of the behaviour of their superiors. And the implications of this for you as a leader.</li><li>&nbsp;And The importance of disrupting your teams by bringing in ideas and stimulus from outside, and making sure that the membership is diverse.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Samantha can be reached <a href=\"https://www.thompsonharrison.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/64f5428d748a04001154cfaa/episodes/paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a> or contact us through our website <a href=\"https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thegreatcoachespodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Paul Barnett & Jim Woolfrey"}