How Great Leaders Build Trust and Handle Conflict with Confidence

iBridged Leadership

"Can trust and conflict make or break your leadership team? In this eye-opening episode, Ari Berman, CEO of Bioteam, shares how he turned executive defensiveness and people-pleasing into trust-building and radical candor—creating alignment in a remote, fast-moving company."
Host Jeff Harnois dives deep with Ari into the real-world application of the 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, covering topics from trust and conflict to communication and leadership self-awareness. Ari’s story blends scientific precision with personal transformation—offering a candid look at what it means to build trust, foster healthy conflict, and lead with clarity.
🚀 Key Topics:
✔️ Why trust is the foundation of effective teams.
✔️ How to move from people-pleasing to Radical Candor.
✔️ Using psychometrics and the Johari Window for leadership growth.
✔️ Challenges of alignment and communication in remote organizations.
✔️ Honest reflections on defensiveness, delegation, and culture-building.
Connect with Ari Berman:
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arieberman
🌐 Website: https://bioteam.net/
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