Team Lab
Team Lab
Podcast Description
Team Lab: Reimagining the Way We Work—a podcast dedicated to exploring the power of teams, the science and art of collaboration, and the magic of thriving relationships at work.
Hosted by Angela Migliaccio and Cori Caldwell, who've spent years coaching and empowering leaders across the tech industry and beyond, Team Lab invites you to rethink teams—not as hierarchical machines, but as vibrant, living ecosystems.
Each episode features relatable conversations, honest insights, and practical wisdom from pioneering leaders, systemic team coaches, and innovative changemakers. We'll uncover how successful teams build trust, foster alignment, navigate complexity, and unlock creativity. We even weave in listener submitted challenges and provide practical advice on how to move forward.
Whether you're a team leader, team member, coach, or facilitator, you'll walk away inspired and equipped with fresh perspectives on teamwork and collaboration.
**SUBMIT YOUR 'STICKY' TEAM DYNAMIC CHALLENGES HERE for a chance to hear us unpack it on one of our future episodes: https://forms.gle/d8tjzqgxJVYnhtTN8 **
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on team dynamics, collaboration science, and relationship-building within organizations, with episodes delving into topics such as the importance of psychological safety, practical exercises for team cohesion, and strategies for navigating team dysfunctions.
Team Lab: Reimagining the Way We Work—a podcast dedicated to exploring the power of teams, the science and art of collaboration, and the magic of thriving relationships at work.
Hosted by Angela Migliaccio and Cori Caldwell, who’ve spent years coaching and empowering leaders across the tech industry and beyond, Team Lab invites you to rethink teams—not as hierarchical machines, but as vibrant, living ecosystems.
Each episode features relatable conversations, honest insights, and practical wisdom from pioneering leaders, systemic team coaches, and innovative changemakers. We’ll uncover how successful teams build trust, foster alignment, navigate complexity, and unlock creativity. We even weave in listener submitted challenges and provide practical advice on how to move forward.
Whether you’re a team leader, team member, coach, or facilitator, you’ll walk away inspired and equipped with fresh perspectives on teamwork and collaboration.
**SUBMIT YOUR ‘STICKY’ TEAM DYNAMIC CHALLENGES HERE for a chance to hear us unpack it on one of our future episodes: https://form.typeform.com/to/SxbDaK2n **
What if navigating constant change isn’t about moving faster, but noticing who’s stuck at the edge of the bridge?
In this episode, we sit down with Suzanne Sitrin, a leadership consultant who’s spent decades helping leaders guide teams through transformation: from the quality-management era to today’s rapid growth and perpetual pivots. Suzanne shares what actually helps when the bar keeps moving and people are running out of runway.
The Big Questions We Tackle:
How do you lead when the goalposts keep moving? Suzanne unpacks what she’s seeing in so many corporate environments: innovation at the top can translate into exhaustion at the bottom—especially when teams hit a milestone and immediately learn it “doesn’t count” anymore.
What does psychological safety really require? We talk about trust, vulnerability, and how leaders create the conditions for productive disagreement (without it turning personal).
How do you lead across generations without generalizing? Suzanne shares what’s changing in expectations at work—and why leaders need both clarity and flexibility: feedback and autonomy.
The Hard Truths
Not every team (or leader) is ready. Suzanne shares what happens when there isn’t true willingness to do the work, and why “growth mindset” can’t be lip service if transformation is the goal.
What You Can Do Right Now
Stop assuming. Curiosity beats projection, especially in ambiguity.
Ask more, tell less. You can name hard things if you do it with care and clarity.
Celebrate before you raise the bar. Recognition affirms effort, and strengthens future performance.
Build emotional intelligence on purpose. Your leadership doesn’t end at 5pm; people take it home with them.
Connect with Suzanne
Website: www.bluebirch.com
Instagram: Blue Birch Consulting
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