How to build, nurture and lead high performance teams. Noel Dibona offers his insights and advise to team leaders in this conversation on the podcast, Your Intended Message with host, George Torok. What can we learn from the Special Forces to build workplace teams? Noel DiBona has served on high performance teams in private business and in military Special Operations. In this conversation with Noel DiBona we explore: How self awareness is the foundation for strong teams The importance of sharing strengths and blind spots Recognizing the effects of stress on you and your teammates Behavioral analysis and how to use it How not to forgo your perspective and authentic self When independence and collaboration clash ----- 00:00 Introduction to Noel DiBona 01:43 Special Forces Teams 02:35 Business lessons from Special Forces Teams 03:42 How to be brutally honest without too brutal 06:20 Self awareness of stress responses 08:33 Where to start building the team 10:57 Why do we try to be someone else 14:29 When you don't fit with the team 15:51 Danger of copying leader's style 18:21 What is the predictive index 20:32 Benefits of cross training 22:43 Be a winning team 25:17 Advice for team leaders ----- Visit the website for DiBona https://www.consultdibona.com/ Listen to the podcast https://yourintendedmessage.podbean.com/?s=noel%20dibona https://yourintendedmessage.com/