For Love of Team™ | Winston Faircloth

S3 E109: Clarify Communications Channels


In this episode of the For Love of Team podcast, Winston Faircloth delves into Chapter Seven of his new book, 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work,' titled 'Clarify Communication Channels.' Winston narrates the challenges of managing multiple communication platforms and the chaos it can bring, using a relatable scenario of miscommunication and l...

S3 E108: Protecting Productive Times 

In this episode of the For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth discusses Chapter 6 'Protect Protective Times' from his new book, 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work.' Winston emphasizes the importance of recognizing and protecting individual productive times within teams to enhance work efficiency. He explains that, as leaders, understanding when team ...

S3 E107 – Stay in our Strengths  

In this episode of the For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth delves into Chapter 5 of his upcoming book, 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work.'  

This chapter, 'Stay in Our Strengths,' scrutinizes the traditional self-review process. Winston critiques the typical approach as a compliance task that often overlooks team members' growth and contributions...

S3 E 106: Identify Unique Contributions  

In this episode of the For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth delves into Chapter 4 of his book 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work,' focusing on identifying unique contributions.  

The chapter discusses the importance of recognizing and utilizing individual talents and passions within a team to enhance productivity and satisfaction. Winston advises leaders t...

S3 E105: Your Team Owns the How  

In this episode of the For Love of Team podcast, Winston Faircloth delves into Chapter Three of his upcoming book 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work.' The focus is on empowering teams by letting them own the 'how.' After hiring top talent, leaders should provide the 'why' and success metrics but avoid micromanaging. Insights include the importance of not ...

S3 E104: Defining Clear Success 

In this episode of For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth delves into Chapter 2 of his new book, 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work.' Winston shares insights on the importance of clearly defining success for your team. He recounts a metaphorical race with no finish line to illustrate the necessity of setting clear markers of achievement to maintain momentum and alig...

In the season three premiere of the For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth introduced his new book, 'Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work.' This episode shares insights from Chapter One, focusing on the importance of starting with a compelling 'why.' Winston narrates the challenges of an executive team facing an uncertain future and highlights how a clear vision can galvanize a team. Throug...

In the first episode featuring first-draft audio chapters from his new book, “Team Love: 28 Ways to Demonstrate Caring at Work”, Winston shares the introductory chapter, reflecting on his journey as an executive leader and the pivotal moments that led him to prioritize team love over merely focusing on solutions and client satisfaction.  

The discussion highlights the stages of a visionary leader's journey, the challenges of ma...

In this premiere episode of Season 3 of the For Love of Team podcast, host Winston Faircloth reintroduces the podcast after a three-year hiatus. Winston shares personal and professional updates since the last season, including his transformation into an avid writer and his 'Reunion Tour' exploring personal spirituality. 

Winston recounts his extensive career in leadership roles, primarily in the United Way and no...

This week, we wrap up Season 2 with a significant milestone - our 100th episode! To celebrate, we're having fan favorite Mark Ross return to interview Winston about his entrepreneurial journey to creating, For Love of Team.

“You know the term “For love of the Game”?

I was on a walk one day, and somehow, it just came to my mind that for love of team was what I was missing as the CEO of a very successful mult...

Amy Alexander is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Refuge Center for Counseling in Franklin, Tennessee, where the Center serves more than 30,000 counseling sessions to over 4,000 clients annually.

As a nonprofit, Amy is always wrestling with how to retain quality people on her team. And for her, it's the culture they create day-to-day that retains the best people.

Amy encourages and supports culture t...

In this week’s episode, we're chatting with Dr. Kristy Goodwin who is on a mission to promote employee wellbeing and bolster workplace productivity. With the pandemic accelerating the work from home (WFH) movement, how we work online and how we disconnect while living in the same place is more important than ever. 

“I've never had a genius idea looking in my inbox or working in an Excel spreadsheet. I have most ...

In this week’s episode, we're continuing our series on how values drive success in business. We are chatting with industry experts to gain their insight on developing Core Values that create a winning team.

We're bringing back one of our favorite guests Victoria Mininger, Founder of Bear Creek Outdoor Living. Victoria strives to see each one of her team members thrive, learn, and grow. She shares her journey on ...

In this week’s episode, we're continuing our series on how values drive success in business. We are chatting with industry experts to gain their insight on developing Core Values that create a winning team. 

We're bringing back one of our favorite guests Craig Wood, CEO of Premier International. Craig is a seasoned CEO and Board member who understands how to get the best out of a company and its employees. He is passionate...

On this week's podcast  we introduce a new interview series where we will be chatting with industry experts to gain their insight on developing Core Values that create a winning team. 

We kick off this interview series with Teresa McCloy -- a Certified Coach, Speaker, and Enneagram Professional.

Teresa was once a workaholic who spent much of her time looking for affirmation through her productivity. After her family experienced ...

On this week’s episode, we discuss how by building a business from a state of ‘love’ you will see your success grow exponentially. 

When you surround yourself with people working in their gifting and focused on a common mission, not only do you get to spend more time working where you're most gifted, but you also create this virtuous cycle where your clients are being loved and your product just keeps getting better. 

So, as a l...

Hall of Fame. 

Shrines to outstanding achievement.  A place to remember and recognize legends in sports, business and arts.  Many of these accomplishments focus on individual accomplishments.  Others recognize a team effort.  

Imagine for a moment, what it would be like to be on a HOF team. 

In this week’s episode, I’d like to focus on another use of the letters HOF.  It’s the opposite of Hall of Fame work.  Can you guess what this HO...

In this week’s episode, we talk about a familiar expression that founders and leaders of businesses often face.  “It’s lonely at the top”. 

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple famously said, “It’s sort of a lonely job. The adage that it’s lonely — the CEO job is lonely — is accurate in a lot of ways. I’m not looking for any sympathy. You have to recognize that you have blind spots. We all do.”

As Cook notes, it’s in these bli...

In this week’s episode, I want to share a hard lesson from my time leading a team of 30 people distributed across four time zones. 

A popular acronym from that time was MBWA (Management by Wandering Around).

It was the practice of leaders wandering around the office, in an unstructured manner, at random, to check with employees, equipment, or on the status of ongoing work.

One of the greatest benefits ...