How to Build Your Own Dream Team in 7 Minutes with Shane Snow

Know how to build your own dream team Learn the common mistakes leaders make when managing his own team Learn the counterintuitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down--and why some breakthrough.   Resources/Links: The Snow Report THE OPEN-MINDEDNESS TEST  Summary   Shane Snow is a New York City-based award-winning journalist and Web entrepreneur, bestselling author of Smartcuts and the forthcoming DREAM TEAMS, the co-founder, and CEO of the media technology company Contently. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. He contributes regularly to Wired magazine and Fast Company and has written about innovation for numerous publications, including the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and Advertising Age. He is a sought-after speaker at technology and advertising summits. His work in technology entrepreneurship has been recognized by the United Nations, the New York Times, Inc., Forbes, Details, and New York City's Economic Development Council. In this episode of Marketing the Invisible, Shane shares how to build your dream team and work without falling apart. He reveals the counterintuitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down--and why some breakthrough. Check out these episode highlights: 00:53 – Shane Snow’s background as a journalist and as an entrepreneur 02:50 – describes his ideal clients 01:40 – group work problems that Shane solve for his clients 03:38 – symptoms a dream team experience within their organization 04:30 – common mistakes the team will jump to solve the team’s problems 07:46 – Shane’s Valuable Free Action (VFA): Have a high amount of intellectual humility or open-mindedness. 08:27 – Shane’s Valuable Free Resource (VFR):