Teamcraft
by Andrew Maclaren & Mark Ridley
Latest episode
Understanding the importance of personality
Understanding the importance of personality
About this podcast
In the Teamcraft Podcast, hosts Andrew MacLaren and Mark Ridley explore the tradecraft and witchcraft of teams. Through deep, insightful conversations they uncover how teams work and what makes them fail.
Music by Tom Farrington
Episodes
The newest 20 of 22 episodes
- Understanding the importance of personality · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of Teamcraft, Andrew and Mark are joined by Nikita Mikhailov, an expert in psychometrics, psychologist and co-author of the book 'Personality, a User's Guide.' We…
- The origins and benefits of team psychological safety · 1 h 21 min · Season 3 Episode 6Psychological safety is a crucial but often misunderstood concept in modern organizations. In this episode, Andrew and Mark take a deep dive into its origins, how it became a…
- Punks & Pitches - Teams Inside Venture Capital · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this Teamcraft episode, Andrew and Mark are joined by Laura Wilming, Head of Portfolio Talent at Octopus Ventures, to explore the dynamics of startup teams and venture…
- Virtual Teams (Part 2) - Mars Missions and Meeting Rooms · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this Teamcraft episode, continuing the earlier discussion in Part 1, Andrew and Mark dive deeper into the challenges and dynamics of virtual teams. They build on previous…
- Virtual Teams (Part 1) - From Smoke Signals to Video Calls · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Mark Ridley and Andrew Maclaren explore the evolution and challenges of virtual teams. Inspired by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s recent call for employees to return to…
- Social Loafing and the Ringelmann Effect · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Mark and Andrew dig into the story of the Ringelmann Effect, a phenomenon first observed by French academic Max Ringelmann that suggests that individuals produce…
- Team-Based Learning in Education · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, Mark and Andrew welcome the award winning Dr. Gemma Quinn, Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Bradford. Gemma discusses her pioneering…
- The intricacies of language in teamwork - Chomsky, Pinker and friends · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode, Andrew explores the intricate role language plays in effective teamwork. We delve into the evolutionary anthropology of language, debates in linguistics and a…
- Assembling and managing teams in law firms · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 6"The lawyer should be on tap, but never on top. It's got to be the client's issue. It's got to be their fight, and you should be there ready for the advice, ready for putting the…
- Systems thinking in teams - socio-technical design and the Tavistock Institute · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this Teamcraft episode, Mark and Andrew talk about their fascination with the origins and evolution of the word "team", and how it came to indicate near-magical properties of…
- The power of personality and reflection in teams with Dave Winsborough · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 4“We need to put aside our selfish impulses and wants and subsume those for helping make our colleagues successful and ultimately the team successful.” Mark and Andrew are joined…
- The story of the Tuckman team model · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 3In 1965, psychologist Bruce Tuckman described how teams move through stages of team maturity, which he christened "forming, storming, norming, and performing". In this episode…
- A short history of teams - from fossils to the digital age · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode of "Teamcraft," co-hosts Mark Ridley and Andrew Maclaren discuss the evolution of teamwork from its early origins in human and primate ancestors to modern…
- Team Communication 101 - checklists, culture and CCT · 1 h 19 min · Season 2 Episode 1Communication is arguably the most important criteria for a team to exist. Without communication we can't share a goal, distribute tasks or celebrate a success. In this epidsode…
- Academic teams, communication and lessons from the tennis court · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 7Our guest today is Andrew MacLaren. For those of you who have been following the series, you’ll know that Andrew is the co-host of the Teamcraft podcast. We received some…
- Tech teams, psychological safety and 11am pints · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 6If you’ve listened to the podcast so far, you’ll know that Mark is my co-host. We received some feedback that people would like to hear a bit about us, how we got to be so…
- Lessons in teamwork from the rugby locker room · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 5Luke is an international rugby player who plays for Edinburgh Rugby and the Scotland national team. Luke was recently part of Scotland’s successful six nations campaign, where…
- Teamwork at sea - lessons from the Royal Navy · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 4Susie served for 17 years as an Officer in the Royal Navy, where she was a Marine Engineer. After a service career that took her all over the world working on frigates and…
- Culture and team performance in a global advertising giant · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 2Alina is a Global Client Leader at WPP, a leading international marketing communications company. She has over 25 years of experience building global brands for large…
- Innovation, flexibility and disruption with Ricardo Moral & Hernan Griboff · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 3Parser is a software development and digital transformation business, founded by Ricardo and Hernan in 2017 and with clients and offices around the world. Parser offer their…
