Episode 77: Positive Team Culture - Part 1 with Mary Wendt
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What does it look like to have a healthy and thriving team? Throughout the month of November, we are excited to bring you a mini-series focused on developing and cultivating a Positive Team Culture! The context of this series is dance team culture, but the content will be applicable to all teams and relationships.
It is such an honor to have Mary Wendt join us for part one of this series! Mary is a dynamic speaker, educator, and leader. She has been involved in the dance team industry for over 41 years as a coach and industry professional. Mary was the Education Director for USASF Dance and the Associate Director of Enrichment/Leadership. Mary has judged internationally and facilitated coach and athlete workshops, including developing a leadership program for students from Moldova. A part of the original judging panel at The Dance Worlds, Mary was the Dance Scoring Director for the IASF, the International All-Star Federation.
Mary was the executive director and former choreographer of the Citrus Bowl and worked for MA Dance as their Vice President for over 35 years. The Texas Dance/Drill Team Educators voted her as their youngest Lifetime Achievement Recipient and Hall of Fame Recipient. She has received the Hall of Fame award from DX Events and the National Dance Coaches Association.
Mary shares so much wisdom from her experience as we dive into this series. We cover a wide variety of topics including being intentional in building a positive team culture, leading out of your values, practical tips for building communication skills, and why the work of directors and coaches is so important.
Check out our website http://creativeimpactpodcast.com for the full show notes that include Mary's biography and additional links mentioned in this episode. You can be sure not to miss a Creative Impact conversation by subscribing through your favorite podcast app. We are so grateful to have you as a part of the Creative Impact community and would love it if you would share the show with your friends!
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