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Lenny’s Podcast155 min

How to build a team that can “take a punch”: A playbook for building resilient, high-performing teams

Hilary Gridley · Jun 15, 2025
Key learnings
  • When you feel criticized, skip litigating what others think and instead take one small action that demonstrates the opposite of…
  • Use behavioral activation: act first on a small, concrete step, since action tends to lift mood and break negative spirals rather…
  • Speak up in meetings with valuable input; fear of saying the wrong thing is the main blocker, and building the skill to take a…