345: Never Lead Alone: From Leadership to Teamship

What if the key to leadership wasn’t leading at all, but learning to share accountability and grow together as a team? In this conversation with Keith Ferrazzi, you’ll hear a fresh perspective on how to replace outdated leadership models with “teamship”—a culture where people lift each other up, challenge one another with honesty, and work toward shared success. You’ll learn practical ways to create candor, build psychological safety, and encourage resilience so your team thrives even when navigating tough conversations.

Keith brings these concepts to life with stories, tested practices, and simple tools you can start using right away. He explains how methods like “stress testing,” candor breaks, and energy checks transform group dynamics, helping teams shift from avoidance and silence to openness and trust. This episode is full of strategies that don’t just improve collaboration—they create lasting bonds and higher performance.

Keith is the best-selling author of books you’re probably familiar with, like Never Eat Alone, Who’s Got Your Back, and Leading Without Authority. This interview focused on his latest book, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship.

You’ll discover:

  • Why “never lead alone” is more than a slogan—it’s a new way of working.
  • A proven method for giving and receiving feedback that strengthens relationships.
  • How vulnerability and energy checks foster deeper trust and empathy.
  • Ways to move from conflict avoidance to courageous conversations.
  • Practical strategies for enhancing collaboration, both in real-time and asynchronously.

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