The Integrated Leader with Kutsko Consulting: Recent Episodes

Lauren Marie Kutsko

Our goal with this show is to hold a safe space for you to ask your leadership questions and receive practical support as you navigate the constant challenges of leading your team. You will learn how to be the kind of leader who can consistently diagnose and repair areas of unhealthy behavior so you can create lasting synergy throughout your organization.

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Episode Title: Develop Your Employees Continuously - Dimension 8

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the eighth of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Development. We define what Team Development is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • We apologize for mistaking Idaho potatoes for Iowa potatoes [00:11:37]
  • Manager Tools coaching model [00:19:39]
    • Step 1: Collaborate with your employee to set a goal
    • Step 2: Collaborate to brainstorm the resources necessary to grow
    • Step 3: Collaborate to create a plan to grow, and
    • Step 4: The direct report acts and reports on the plan.
  • The Effective Manager book by Mark Horstman [00:20:35]
  • SMART goal criteria - [00:22:25]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Facilitate Team Collaboration - Dimension 7

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the seventh of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Collaboration. We define what Team Collaboration is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • Employee Stress Assessments [00:20:40]
  • The Comey Rule on Showtime [00:22:31]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Communicate with Extreme Clarity - Dimension 6

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the sixth of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Clarity. We define what Team Clarity is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • Learn more about our Talent Insights (DISC) Assessment [00:27:29]
  • Manager Tools [00:40:57]
  • The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman [00:41:38]
  • The Effective Hiring Manager by Mark Horstman [00:41:38]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Communicate Consistently - Dimension 5

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the fifth of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Communication. We define what Team Communication is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • link to the teamhealthscore.com assessment [00:06:52]
  • More info about our Self Discovery Sessions [00:14:46]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Identify and Assemble Compatible Team Members - Dimension 4

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the fourth of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Compatibility. We define what Team Compatibility is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • More about Lauren Marie's Self-Discovery Sessions [00:11:30]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Define Your Team Purpose with OKRs - Dimension 3

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the third of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Purpose. We define what Team Purpose is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • 15Five OKR software [00:10:57]
  • HBR article on "collaboration overload" [00:20:39]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Delegate and Ensure Accountability on Your Team - Dimension 2

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the second of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Accountability. We define what Team Accountability is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • Manager Tools [00:39:30]
  • The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman [00:39:30]
  • Manager Tools Feedback Model:
    1. Ask for permission,
    2. State the behavior,
    3. Talk about the impact, and
    4. Talk about future expectations.

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Episode Title: Create Trust and Psychological Safety on Your Team - Dimension 1

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the first of the 8 Dimensions of a Healthy Team, Team Trust. We define what Team Trust is, talk about why you need it and have a conversation about how it impacts the performance and outcomes of your team.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • Dare to Lead by Brené Brown [00:04:28]
  • About Peter Drucker [00:04:49]
  • Simon Sinek's 2009 TEDx talk, Start with Why [00:05:26]
  • Patrick Lencioni books [00:05:26]
  • Summary of the book, Give and Take, by Adam Grant [00:05:26]
  • Amy Edmonson [00:05:59]
  • Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey [00:06:34]
  • Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek [00:06:34]
  • Drive, by Daniel Pink [00:09:10]
  • Clip from the movie, Office Space [00:11:00]
  • Dan Siegel [00:16:49]
  • Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman [00:16:49]
  • EQ Assessment [00:20:16]

Ways to Go Deeper:

  • Get your free team health score now
  • Subscribe to our newsletter, The Kutsko Report, to hear about new episodes first
  • Connect with us on LinkedIn
  • Kutsko Consulting
  • Loren
  • Lauren Marie

  • Schedule time to talk about your team

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Coming soon from Kutsko Consulting, everything you need to be a healthy leader and grow a healthy team.

Kutsko Consulting helps executive leaders maximize their company’s efficiency and scalability by providing data and technology to enable human collaboration. Through facilitating a patented hiring process, coaching leaders, and analyzing team culture using research-backed assessments, the firm works to minimize organizational stress so that organizations can quickly scale without losing their soul.