Tyler Hayden – Engaging and Energizing Your Team

SEASON: 4 EPISODE: 28

Episode Overview:

In today’s business world, leaders who create workplace cultures that are engaging and energizing, create a distinct advantage for their companies and organizations.

Whether it’s managing teams virtually or at the office, my guest today will share insights and strategies on how to build a strong and cohesive team from the ground up, how you can overcome communication breakdowns within teams, and how to build trust with your team members to take them to the next level. Join me now for my conversation with team building expert, author and speaker, Tyler Hayden.

Guest Bio: 

Tyler Hayden CSP, is a keynote speaker like you’ve never experienced before!

Since 1996, Tyler continues to be a sought after internationally respected team building designer, best-selling author, and business speaker. He delivers a powerful punch that inspires teams, innovates management techniques, and invigorates team engagement.

When it comes to empowering audiences and teams to succeed—and to be their best every day—Tyler leads the way with insight and laughter.

His team building workshops and motivational keynote speeches receive rave reviews from managers and business leaders alike. “Energizing,” “hilarious,” “who knew learning could be this much fun,” and “ideas I can easily implement,” are things regularly said by Tyler’s clients about his keynotes and team building events.

He is the author of over twenty-five books and the creative mind behind 100s of powerful and fun team building products including: The Business that Cared About People, The 14-Minute Mentor, Livin’ Life Large, Father’s & Mother’s Message in a Bottle, TEAM Activities, and More.

Tyler is a thought leader who works internationally with Fortune 500, Inc 5000 and Premier Associations to level-up their learning design. Tyler’s innovative gamification and in-depth understanding of multiple intelligences yields programs that increase engagement and learning in amazingly simple ways.

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Resource Links:

• Website: https://www.tylerhayden.com
• Product Link: https://www.tylerhayden.com/shop
• Team Building School: https://teambuildingschool.xperiencify.io/quick-start/order/

Insight Gold Timestamps:

01:56 The best way to stay employed was to hire yourself

04:25 I was reading Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book on Flow

04:41 Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner

06:48 I just wrote a book called the Virtually Engaged Team Building Activities

09:04 I signed up and you offer a free lesson 

09:58 You don’t necessarily know what people are bringing to the table until you get to know them

11:49 Team building should be progressive

12:09 I use a model called the three Fs: Fun, Fast Forward and Fix

14:08 We have to spend more time listening to our teams

18:43 We do, In It to Win It

21:08 There’s KPIs and there’s KPBs

23:02 Are there some tips that they can do to build a strong, cohesive team? 

24:38 Every business has different types of effective leaders

26:46 Trust is everything

28:35 The trick is to get everyone on the same page

30:05 Let’s say, what can we do less of?

31:05 We wrote this book called 14 Minute Mentor 

33:23 Creativity is at the heart of what business is

Connect Socially:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhayden/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motivationalkeynote

Twitter: https://x.com/livinlifelarge

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TeamBuildingSchooL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerhayden_teambuilding/

Email: tyler@tylerhayden.com

Sponsors: 

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