E109 - Designing Your Team for Everyone's Success from a distance featuring Wayne Turmel, Eh!
Leaders are often required to design their teams to achieve maximum success. But in the quasi-post COVID world, designing teams from a distance has become a reality of today’s leaders.
In this episode, you’ll hear from Wayne Turmel, a fellow Canadian and podcast host, an author, and consultant for the Kevin Eikenberry Group, who will talk about the challenges of creating teams from long distances. Wayne will offer his insight into how leaders can create robust, diverse, and impactful teams.
Wayne’s Links:
The long-distance work life podcast: www.longdistanceworklife.com
Wayne’s Recommended Book/Movie/Podcast List:
Books:
Purpose, the Starting Point for All Great companies https://www.amazon.com/Purpose-Starting-Companies-Mourkogiannis-2006-10-03/dp/B01FEKANJ8/
Babel
The Necessity of Violence. An Arcane History of the Oxford Translator’s Revolution: https://www.amazon.com/Babel-Necessity-Violence-Translators-Revolution/dp/B09MV827NK
Movies:
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - because nothing is funnier than someone poking fun at themselves successfully.
All Quiet on the western Front (2022) - because we haven’t learned a darned thing in 100 years.
Writing Excuses.
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/
Leadership Without Passion Limits the Depth of Your Vision.
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Kardynal, S., E109 - Designing your team for everyone's success from a distance featuring wayne turmel, eh! Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front. 2025.