In this podcast recorded at QCon New York 2017 Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Debbie Madden, CEO of Stride on communication advice and techniques for technical teams and what it takes for build truly great teams.\n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\n - The most effective teams have a true advantage in today\u2019s organisations\n - The danger of coddling \u201crock star\u201d performers\n - Create working environments that are flexible, welcoming and diverse\n - The value of healthy conflict - having a team environment where it is safe to disagree, not just within the team but across organisational levels\n - Becoming a really effective team needs constant effort, it doesn\u2019t just happen and it must be maintained\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2uRuDz2\n\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hotest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nWant to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2uRuDz2