You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up as One!) - Hardcover

by Morag Barrett (Author), Eric Spencer (Author), Ruby Vesely (Author)

Every Batman needs a Robin: Move from me to we with the Ally Mindset

In today's age of Zoom calls and hybrid workplaces, how can leaders foster relationships that allow everyone to succeed? A trio of best friends and leadership consultants at SkyeTeam have the surprising answer: workplace success starts by being a friend.

Meet the Ally Mindset, a model for proactive, thoughtful work relationships. As you heal adversarial relationships and strengthen weaker ties, you'll find that when you have best friends at work--colleagues who have your back--you thrive. Using personal stories, science-backed insights, and valuable lessons from clients including Google, the National Geographic Society, and Microsoft, the authors explore the five key parts of the Ally Mindset and demonstrate how to apply them to your relationships.

You, Me, We provides ample evidence for how adopting the Ally Mindset increases happiness, incentivizes collaboration, and improves business outcomes. Because to have a best friend at work, you need to be a best friend at work.

Author Biography

Morag Barrett (Author)
Morag Barrett is a highly accomplished keynote speaker, leadership development expert, and bestselling author of Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships and The Future- Proof Workplace. Morag is the founder and CEO of SkyeTeam, a boutique leadership development firm, and she has supported more than 15,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 6 continents--achieving outstanding results by improving the effectiveness of their leadership and teams.
Morag draws from a deep and unique operational skill set. Her corporate career started in retail banking with Royal Bank of Scotland Group in the UK. With 15 years' experience in the finance industry, Morag understands the challenges of running a business as well as the complexities of leading and managing the people who are part of that business.
Prior to launching SkyeTeam in 2007, Morag was responsible for global leadership and executive development at Level 3 Communications, a US telecommunications company. Since launching SkyeTeam, Morag has had the opportunity to work with clients in a range of industries including healthcare, telecommunications, mining, manufacturing, engineering, and technology.
Morag earned a Master of Human Resource Management and received the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation. She is also a recognized business coach for the Corporate Coach University and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK. Morag was recently selected from more than 16,000 candidates as a "Top 100 Coach" by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, widely recognized as the world's most influential leadership thinker and executive coach.
Morag has contributed to Entrepreneur.com, CIO.com, and the American Management Association. She's also been featured in Inc.com, Business Insider, TheStreet.com, Association for Training and Development, Society for Human Resources, and HR.com, among others.

Eric Spencer (Author)
Eric Spencer, COO for SkyeTeam, is a proven leader with more than 20 years building and shaping human resources organizations. His experience ranges from human resources, executive and leadership development, and organizational effectiveness to talent acquisition, performance management, M&A, and integrations work. He has designed, developed, and delivered human resources and leadership development programs of varying complexity--from simple coaching courses to complete concepts--for organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies.
Prior to joining SkyeTeam, Eric served in leadership capacities at P3 Group, Local Matters, Level 3 Communications, and Target Corporation. His experience with organizations of varying sizes and business lifecycle stages has provided him with a rich set of human resources and training and development experiences.
Eric holds a bachelor's degree in Management from Arizona State University and an MBA with a focus in Organizational Behavior from Virginia Tech. He is the father of two amazing young women who light him up. He is also an avid musician and spends a great deal of his free time sequestered in his basement writing and recording, and when allowed out, performing in the Denver Metro area.

Ruby Vesely (Author)
Ruby Vesely, CSO for SkyeTeam, is a savvy leadership development expert, executive coach, and HR consultant with more than 20 years' experience in a variety of industries and organizations. She has a solid background and proven success in leadership development and facilitation, organizational development, executive coaching, and strategic human resource program development. Ruby loves doing work that shapes exceptional organizational culture, builds amazing teams, and ultimately, makes life lighter at work.
Prior to joining SkyeTeam, Ruby began her career at Seagate Technology as part of a strategic global HR team. Since then, she has worked in other high-tech and nonprofit organizations of varying sizes and diverse organizational strategies. This unique experience provides her with great insight to partner with clients and ensure alignment to the unique business strategy of each organization. Ruby understands the importance of driving business results while creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture.
Ruby completed her bachelor's degree at Colorado State University and received her master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Regis University. She is SPHR and SHRM- SCP certified and is a member of the Boulder Area Human Resources Association (BAHRA) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ruby has served various nonprofits and has a love for the homeless community and their unique challenges and struggles. She currently works with her local homeless outreach organization (H.O.P.E.) and has served as a street outreach team member, board member, and fundraising team leader.