StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 2 – An Interview with Diana McLain Smith, author of Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength
Summary: StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag posts on the StrategyDriven website.<br> Special Edition 2 – <a href="https://www.strategydriven.com/wp-content/uploads/SDSE002DivideOrConquer.mp3">An Interview with Diana McLain Smith, author of Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength</a> explores the relationship challenges that can hinder optimal team performance and how to overcome them. During our discussion, Diana McLain Smith, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842042?ie=UTF8&tag=strategydcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591842042">Divide or Conquer</a> and partner at the Monitor Group, a global management consulting firm, shares with us her insights regarding:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842042?ie=UTF8&tag=strategydcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591842042"></a>the importance of relationships to team performance<br> * tools executives and managers can use to improve their business relationships<br> * how third parties support, accelerate, and solidify improved relationships<br> * how personality types, as defined by measures such as DiSC and MBTI, fit into her relationship improvement model<br> * the complex web of relationships that exist within organizations and teams<br> <br> Additional Information<br> Complimenting the invaluable insights Diana shares in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842042?ie=UTF8&tag=strategydcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591842042">Divide or Conquer</a> and this special edition podcast, are the additional relationship building materials and resources found on her websites, <a href="http://www.dianamclainsmith.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Diana McLain Smith</a> (<a href="http://www.dianamclainsmith.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.DianaMcLainSmith.com</a>), <a href="http://www.actiondesign.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Action Design</a> (<a href="http://www.actiondesign.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.ActionDesign.com</a>), and <a href="http://www.monitor.com">Monitor Group</a> (<a href="http://www.monitor.com">www.Monitor.com</a>).<br> <br> About the Author<br> Diana McLain Smith, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842042?ie=UTF8&tag=strategydcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591842042">Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength</a>, is a partner at the Monitor Group, a global management consulting firm and founding partner of Action Design, a small firm specializing in organizational learning and professional development. For the past 25 years, Diana has advised leaders and their teams on how to build relationships strong enough to master their toughest challenges. She has taught courses and delivered lectures at the Harvard Law School, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. To read Diana’s full biography, <a href="http://dianamclainsmith.com/author/">click here</a>.<br>
