Episode 32
023: What Differentiates High Performing Teams & Growing a Consulting Practice with Eric Wong
In this interview, I speak with my friend Eric Wong about his journey from engineer to consultant to partner in a small consulting practice that he is starting to grow. In this interview, we discuss his journey and many interesting things like what differentiates high performing teams. Some other highlights include:
- Everyone starts somewhere - Eric started in engineering and took a phone company job
- C-level execs need help with the people side of business
- Taking leaps to gain new skills
- Importance of getting out there and meeting people to learn about other careers, industries, opportunities, etc
- Partnership and business came from networking and talking with people
- How to network your way into a job
- When you share your dreams with the world, the world will conspire to help you
- How to run a great meeting
- What differentiates high performing teams - psychological safety: do people feel safe to bring things up
- Amy Edmundson TED Talk on building a psychologically safe work space
- Why culture is so important in organizations big or small
- Hiring a new employee is a big challenge for a small firm
- Why people development is so important for companies that are trying to grow
- Vision for developing talent and a business at the same time
- Importance of trying things and not just sitting on the sidelines
- Why it is so important to prioritize how you spend your time
- We all have the ability to prioritize our time more than we think
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