Whenever you're dealing with other people, dysfunction can and most likely will arise.

Whether a "team" equals your work colleagues, your family, your friends, your volunteer group, learning how to design an Extraordinary Team means learning how to become an Extraordinary Team Member. 

  • Learn how to confront frustrations, misalignments, assumptions, disagreements, and anger with the temperance of a Stoic Sage
  • Explore how each team member has a unique Elemental style that - when healthy - can tackle any obstacle that arises; but, when stressed, can turn Hero into Villain
  • And establish a clear, mission-focused, and aligned operating model so each team member can maximize their talents towards a single, stoically-balanced goal
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Course Overview

This course is grouped and organized into 9 Chapters (over 8 hours of on-demand content!), with each one containing lessons and exercises for you to watch and reflect on. 

Each lesson contains video or audio, plus a summary worksheet, with additional, downloadable materials and exercises you can take and use.


Watch. Reflect. Discuss

We believe that real learning and transformation is not a spectator sport. Through per-lesson discussion boards, PLUS a Weekly, Live Group Video Call, you can connect with us and your fellow "Extraordinary Teammates" to share your takeaways, insights, ah-has, and more.

Course Outline

  • 1

    Welcome to The League of Extraordinary Teams!

    • Hello and Welcome!

    • Course Overview

    • How to use this course

    • Enough about me...
  • 2

    State of Your (Team) Union

    • Team Health Check

    • Your Rx for Team Health
  • 3

    The Mind of Your Team

    • Frustration Fixation

    • Itchy A.N.T.S.

    • Habitual Thinking

    • Become an A.N.T. Eater
  • 4

    Team Motivation

    • What Moves You

    • Exercise: You Get ONE Question

    • Your Moral Matrix
  • 5

    The Elements of Your Team

    • Elemental Thinking

    • Exercise: 'Element'-ary Evaluations
  • 6

    Conflict is NOT a 4-Letter Word

    • Conflict Confusion

    • The Power of Perspective

    • Visualizing the View From Above (A Stoic Meditation)

    • Practicing Perspective-Taking

    • The 'Temporary Madness' of Anger

    • Exercise: Diffuse the Situation

    • Exercise: Take a Mindful Minute
  • 7

    Trusty Teams

    • The Power of Vulnerability

    • Let's get Radical!

    • Exercise: A Better Way to Say It

    • Exercise: Tell it Like It Is
  • 8

    The Obstacle is the Way

    • The Path to Progress

    • Exercise: Problem Solvers

    • Burn After Reading

    • Let's have a Rally!

    • The Measures of Success

    • Exercise: Course Correction
  • 9

    A Treatise for Team work

    • The Stoic Sage

    • Manage Your Work From Home Day

    • Staying Connected Working Remotely

    • Your Morning Routine

    • Your Evening Reflection

    • We Hold These Truths...

    • Your Team Stoic Blueprint
  • 10

    Congratulations! You're ready to form your own League of Extraordinary Team members!

    • Where will this help you?

    • Resources and further reading

    • Before you go...

    • Copy of Congrats! You did it!!

Course Details

Explore more about how you can Learn, Connect, and Grow with Extraordinary Teams!

  • Learn

    Over 8 hours of on-demand, self-paced videos, exercises, and supporting learning materials to help you develop strong, accountable, and connected teams.

  • Connect

    Through online discussions throughout each course, you'll connect with you teacher and fellow students, sharing ideas, ah-has, and reflect on what you're learning and how you can integrate the lessons into your own life - both at home and at work.

  • Grow

    Attend weekly, live video calls with the Painted Porch team and fellow students to dive deeper into what you've learned and explore additional insights and methods to expand your knowledge and grow in your practice.

Hi! I'm Amy, Your Painted Porch Teacher

Let's begin your journey to creating an Extraordinary Team!

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Amy Yackowski

Welcome to the Porch! You can call me Amy Yack; my friends do. I’ve spent the last 19+ years (some would argue since pre-school) seeking out and partnering with companies to design programs that connect people and process to a clear purpose, strategic vision, and noble mission. Through challenging business as usual, we can navigate the sea of change and build amazing companies, focused on contribution, service, and connection.

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