Team Chemistry: The Real Performance Boost

Written By Katie Goar

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ.
After years of leading teams, Iโ€™ve learned that success isnโ€™t just about skills and metrics; itโ€™s about people you genuinely enjoy working and laughing with.

Humor isnโ€™t just a break from work; itโ€™s a vital part of team chemistry and problem-solving under pressure.

Research from the Journal of Applied Psychology (Robert & Wilbanks) shows that teams sharing positive humor:
โญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ,
โญ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ,
โญ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

Hiring isnโ€™t just about filling seats.
Itโ€™s about mission + mindset AND chemistry.

As you check the metrics, also check the roster.
Because the ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ matters as much as the how, what, and why.

Katie Goar

Katie Goar started with Quadel in 2007 and began leading the company as president in 2015. She leads Quadel with a special focus on customer service and has shifted the companyโ€™s corporate culture, resulting in excellent client service. Katie brings decades of affordable housing experience, having held a mayor-appointed position in city government, a top-level management role within a public housing authority and provided portfolio oversight for 60,000 multifamily units before leading Quadel, a nationwide affordable housing consulting and training organization.

https://www.katiegoar.com/
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