Reboot Podcast Episode #121 – Belonging Together – with Chris VandenBrink, Dan Putt, Andy Crissinger & Carl Baccellieri

The Reboot podcast showcases the heart and soul, the wins and losses, the ups and downs of startup leadership. On the show, Entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and Startup Leaders discuss with Jerry Colonna the emotional and psychological challenges they face daily as leaders.

Episode 121 // April 3, 2020

Guests

Chris VandenBrink

Chris VandenBrink

Coach & Facilitator

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Dan Putt

Dan Putt

Reboot Co-founder, Coach & Facilitator

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Carl Baccellieri

Carl Baccellieri

Coach & Facilitator

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Andy Crissinger

Andy Crissinger

Coach, Facilitator & Director of Coaching

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Episode Description

Peer support is incredibly valuable. Folks at all levels within your company need support, especially now. In these times it’s more important than ever to stay connected, which can be a challenge when physical isolation is a requirement.

In this special podcast release, Reboot coaches Chris VandenBrink, Dan Putt, Andy Crissinger & Carl Baccellieri share what we as an organization have learned about how to create meaningful connections in virtual environments. This conversation tackles the history and development of Reboot Circles and outlines the ways in which leaders benefit from spaces of trust. The coaches also break down the essential components needed to establish and uphold a successfully safe space and share their advice for those who may be looking to implement peer coaching in their own organizations.

Our Defacto Circles Guide – Belonging Together: Building Safe Spaces for Peer Support Groups#77 – Knowing You’re Not Alone: The Magic of Peer Groups | Dialogue and The Art of Thinking Together |


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Show Highlights

Top Quotes:

“A peer coaching group is an intentional learning experience bringing together people who are wanting to move in a direction in their work and life.” – Chris VandenBrink

“A coaching engagement is one in which we leverage skills like listening and curiosity in order to help the person that we’re there in support of find their own answer.” – Chris VandenBrink

“We’re all humans in this time of uncertainty, and it just feels good to be together.” – Dan Putt

“Intentional peer groups can be a support for us during times of…great change and unprecedented circumstances that none of us have lived through before.” – Andy Crissinger

“These peer groups are for people who recognize that there’s not a right answer outside of themselves, but there is an inner answer that perhaps they are being called to.” – Chris VandenBrink

“As you create these spaces of trust, you get to really be known by your fellow participants in a way where perhaps things in your blind spots can be reflected to you time and time again.” – Dan Putt

“Peer groups are a space to be connected, to be heard, to be loved, to be supported,  by peers and those who can come to know you and know you well. People who can reflect your blind spots and can support you through challenging times and exciting times.” – Dan Putt

“There’s positive intention and there’s a desire to come together, and then there’s the question of how do we do that really skillfully.” – Carl Baccellieri

“There’s actually a skill involved in being able to ask open, honest questions and stay curious and orient somebody towards the answer that they’re holding within themselves.” – Carl Baccellieri

“We’re not alone in our humanity. We’re not alone in our struggles, in our victories.” – Dan Putt

“Check-ins allow us to switch context from whatever we were doing before to fully arrive into what we’re doing now.” – Chris VandenBrink

“Setting the expectations that we’re here to bring forth what’s going on for us as a challenge creates the conditions for that inner work to happen. And when set against the backdrop of a container that has some boundaries of how we know, how to engage and behave creates a really safe space where we know that we can just show up and that we’ll be supported.” – Chris VandenBrink

“When we are disciplined to name what we’re grateful for, we are calling attention to what we have, as opposed to what we don’t have.” – Andy Crissinger

“To be challenging is supportive, and to be supportive is challenging.” – Carl Baccellieri