The Future Of Teamwork with Dane Groeneveld

CEOs, what would happen if you could stop fighting fires and start focusing on building your business? On this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Carol Schultz, CEO and Founder of Vertical Elevation, host of the Evolving Your Workplace podcast, and author of the best-selling book, Powered By People: How Talent-Centric Organizations Master Recruitment, Retention, and...

Are you a leader other people want to work for? On this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Missy Forlani & Melisa Soydinc, authors of Thank God It’s Monday , to talk about what it takes for leaders to create an environment where people can’t wait to come to work. Missy and Melisa share what small behavioral shifts leaders can make to help people feel heard and valued...

In today’s world, the only constant is change – but most companies weren’t built for that. So how do you ensure your team thrives through instability? On this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Ashley Andersen, CEO and Founder of EzraSage. Ashley shares why companies often excel at managing the logistics of change while failing to meet people’s emotional needs, and how m...

What does it take to scale a company without losing your edge? On this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld talks with Maximos Lih, CEO and Founder of Emboldened. From Google to Uber, Maximos shares fascinating stories of growth and unpacks the leadership principles that help organizations grow while keeping their culture intact. They cover the importance of North Star statements, wh...

Four years ago, we launched The Future of Teamwork with a simple question: What will leadership, teamwork, and work itself look like in the future? Since then, we've had conversations with researchers, executives, entrepreneurs, and practitioners who are helping shape the way teams work. Along the way, we've explored everything from AI and hybrid work to trust, wellbeing, leadership, and...

What does accountability look like in today’s workplace, and why do so many leaders struggle to implement it? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Jonathan Raymond, Founder and CEO of Ren, keynote speaker, and author of Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For . Together, Dane and Jonathan explore how leaders can move accountability from an...

What if AI wasn’t just a tool, but a valuable member of your team? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Rebecca Hinds, PhD, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean and author of the best-selling book Your Best Meeting Ever. Together, they explore how AI is reshaping collaboration, meetings, and organizational culture. In this eye-opening episode, Rebecca unpacks...

What does fairness at work actually look like – beyond buzzwords, workshops, and performative initiatives? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Lily Zheng, a FAIR Strategist and Consultant at Zheng Consulting, and author of Fixing Fairness: 4 Tenets to Transform Diversity Backlash into Progress for All. Together, they explore why traditional DEI efforts don’t work...

What if your team’s culture and effectiveness could be completely transformed by making each team member feel seen and valued? Today on The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Zach Mercurio, PH.D., a researcher, Leadership Development Facilitator, and author of The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Together, Zach and Dane explore why so many people to...

What does it actually look like to talk about mental health at work – without crossing boundaries, creating discomfort, or turning leaders into therapists? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Melissa Doman, M.A., Organizational Psychologist, founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method, and author of Cornered Office: Why We Need to Talk About Leadership Mental He...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork , Dane Groeneveld sits down with Van Lai-DuMone, founder and CEO of worksmart Advantage and author of What If Pigs Can Fly? to explore how creativity can transform the workplace. Dane and Van explore the power of divergent and convergent thinking, how to build psychological safety through play, and why the “worst idea ever” might be the best place to start...

What if the biggest thing holding you back is something called a “mind bug”? On this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld is joined by Calvin Correli, founder and CEO of Simplero, a fully integrated platform that helps coaches transform lives at scale. Calvin and Dane dive into mind bugs – the subconscious loops that sabotage your growth. Calvin gives Dane a real-time coaching sessio...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane sits down with Shelley Smith, Certified Professional Culture Curator, Founder and CEO of Premier Rapport, and the author of THIRSTY: Restoring Organizational Flow When Relationship-Culture Runs Dry in the Workplace. Together, they discuss what’s driving disengagement at work, why so many organizations are “thirsty” for connection, and what leaders ca...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane interviews Brian Evergreen, CEO and Founder of The Future Solving Company, host of the Future Solving podcast, and author of Autonomous Transformation. Together, they discuss how to avoid “innovation overload” and focus on what actually matters, the difference between incremental improvement and true transformation, and why “systems thinking” matters...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Mita Mallick, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Devil Emails at Midnight and Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace. Mita shares powerful stories about “bad boss” behaviors, why even good leaders can fall into them, and what great leadership can look like instead. If you...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Jevon Wooden, founder of BrightMind Consulting Group and author of Functional To Phenomenal: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Transforming Your Leadership and Business. Jevon shares unique frameworks entrepreneurs can use to transform your team – most notably, his 5 Y framework, a clear and memorable approach to creating clarity,...

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Farrah Mitra, an executive coach and one of 15 Radical Candor coaches globally. Farrah teaches leaders how to give feedback kindly and clearly, and is the creator of the “Communicating Challenges and Change” framework. Together, they talk about why 84% of people avoid difficult conversations (and what it’s costing teams), how em...

Today on The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Ronni Abergel, Founder and Director of The Human Library Organization in Copenhagen. Ronni shares the remarkable origin story of the Human Library – from organizing anti-violence campaigns as a young activist to the realization that when people actually meet someone they fear or misunderstand, their perceptions often change. He shares...

What if the secret to better teamwork isn’t another strategy, framework, or offsite – but first understanding yourself? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld interviews Margaret Andrews, Harvard instructor, author of Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding, and founder of The MYLO Center, a leadership education and professional devel...

In this episode of Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld sits down with Tony Thelen – former Executive at John Deere, Founder and Principal Executive Coach at The River, and author of Things We Desire: The Desiderata Turns One Hundred . After 35 years with John Deere, Tony “retired” to follow his calling of helping leaders navigate pressure, burnout, and identity shifts while building lives that are...

What could you and your team do with personalized, scalable leadership and career coaching? Michelle Vitus, Founder and CEO of Slate, is here to explain how one bad outplacement experience became the spark for reimagining leadership development. Their conversation explores how offboarding can reveal whether a company is living its values, why scalable leadership coaching can be especially helpful...

What does it really take to build teams that can adapt, move fast, and still stay human? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane Groeneveld chats with Sam Spurlin, an organization designer, future of work strategist, and transformation advisor who has spent the past decade helping executive teams rethink how work happens. Together, Dane and Sam dig into ideas like mission-based teams, team...

What if our biggest teamwork problem isn’t performance – but connection? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork Podcast, Dane interviews psychologist and therapist, Dr. Anne Gutshall about connection – how we build it, how we lose it, and why it matters now more than ever. Anne brings decades of experience working with children, families, students, and adults to explore what’s really going on w...

What if emotions aren’t something to suppress, but something to understand – especially at work? Dane sits down with Dr. Nathan Jones, CEO and co-founder of MOOD.ai, to explore the future of psychological safety at work – and how data, design, and humanity can coexist. Together, they unpack why so many workplaces still struggle with psychological safety, how suppressed emotions impact performance...

What if the key to better leadership and stronger teams starts with how you manage your own energy? In this episode of The Future of Teamwork , Dane Groeneveld chats with Andrea Wanerstrand, founder and CEO of A3 Culture Lab, for a very human conversation about energy management, burnout, and connection. You’ll hear Andrea break down her Mindset Maven methodology, plus how leaders can create agenc...