Tricia Cerrone

But we had that first coffee and Edward did a couple things really well in that first coffee that helped me to relax. and realized, okay, so far so good. He understands where I'm coming from, and he's offering to understand how I need to communicate, what my time availability is, and just that little bit of generosity toward understanding me.

But we had that first coffee and Edward did a couple things really well in that first coffee that helped me to relax. and realized, okay, so far so good. He understands where I'm coming from, and he's offering to understand how I need to communicate, what my time availability is, and just that little bit of generosity toward understanding me.

opened up space for me and my mind and heart to then reciprocate and to say, okay, what do you need from me? And then we made a plan to meet next. And that's how we got started from my perspective.

opened up space for me and my mind and heart to then reciprocate and to say, okay, what do you need from me? And then we made a plan to meet next. And that's how we got started from my perspective.

That was how long ago? I don't know. Is it 2013 or 14?

That was how long ago? I don't know. Is it 2013 or 14?

So it was a three year project, which is rare in a way for people that lead equally. And so it gave us a lot of time to learn all the things that we probably didn't know about collaboration. But I think we had good intuition and previous. We've led both led a lot of projects and things at other companies before. So we had some skills going into it. We had pretty close contact regularly.

So it was a three year project, which is rare in a way for people that lead equally. And so it gave us a lot of time to learn all the things that we probably didn't know about collaboration. But I think we had good intuition and previous. We've led both led a lot of projects and things at other companies before. So we had some skills going into it. We had pretty close contact regularly.

We had a weekly meeting. We had our teams had task force meetings. We would text each other when we had updates and then talk on the phone if we were available. It was always so positive that I think that contributed to us building a friendship. And also we realized that everything that we were doing,

We had a weekly meeting. We had our teams had task force meetings. We would text each other when we had updates and then talk on the phone if we were available. It was always so positive that I think that contributed to us building a friendship. And also we realized that everything that we were doing,

The way that we were treating each other, we were also treating our team and modeling that for them. So they were emulating us and they were also passing it on to new people who we brought on to the team. So it had this ongoing onboarding effect when you would join our team. We noticed that our team, they weren't just amazing. It's not like we got to pick everyone that we wanted.

The way that we were treating each other, we were also treating our team and modeling that for them. So they were emulating us and they were also passing it on to new people who we brought on to the team. So it had this ongoing onboarding effect when you would join our team. We noticed that our team, they weren't just amazing. It's not like we got to pick everyone that we wanted.

And sometimes we only had people for a short amount of time. But everyone who was on the team always just gave us their A game. They were always solving problems. They were always had just positive energy. We're gonna work together to help each other and make everything successful. Every night when we,

And sometimes we only had people for a short amount of time. But everyone who was on the team always just gave us their A game. They were always solving problems. They were always had just positive energy. We're gonna work together to help each other and make everything successful. Every night when we,

left the company, we were talking about just, there was something very different about that project and about that experience. And it's not that neither of us have had, you know, passion and energy on teams. It was just that every positive thing was on that project and in that group and in those people. And so that's when we started deconstructing the experience.

left the company, we were talking about just, there was something very different about that project and about that experience. And it's not that neither of us have had, you know, passion and energy on teams. It was just that every positive thing was on that project and in that group and in those people. And so that's when we started deconstructing the experience.

I think so. We had worked together for those three years, and then we both left not too far, maybe in the same year, I'm not sure. But we would talk and stay in touch, that just kind of friendship. We would always be talking about this project and we finally broke it down. And I would say we broke it down to the behaviors first.

I think so. We had worked together for those three years, and then we both left not too far, maybe in the same year, I'm not sure. But we would talk and stay in touch, that just kind of friendship. We would always be talking about this project and we finally broke it down. And I would say we broke it down to the behaviors first.

And then we were like, we need to write this because this needs to be captured. Because it's not just about the behaviors, but it's also about how you express them and that you understand why they work. Because lots of times people do the right thing, but then they don't realize why it worked. And so they don't repeat it. And so we felt really strong about, we need to write this down.

And then we were like, we need to write this because this needs to be captured. Because it's not just about the behaviors, but it's also about how you express them and that you understand why they work. Because lots of times people do the right thing, but then they don't realize why it worked. And so they don't repeat it. And so we felt really strong about, we need to write this down.