🎙️ Vale and Mark Podcast | Episode #6🔥 Collaborate Better: From Silos to Synergy — How to Build Unstoppable Teams. And the Lessons of Tubman, Improv, and InnovationIn this episode, Mark dives deep into his upcoming book, Collaborate Better: From Silos to Synergy — How to Build Unstoppable Teams, and shares insights from the PreSale campaign now live at https://CollaborateBetter.us!We explore:💡 Why great teams aren’t born — they’re built.🎭 How improv comedy teaches trust, adaptability, and collaboration.🚂 The relentless leadership of Harriet Tubman, and how she ran the ultimate agile network.🚑 Clara Barton, battlefield resilience, and the origins of the Red Cross.🚀 What today’s innovators can learn from history’s boldest collaborators.If you’re leading a team, dreaming of one, or tired of being stuck in silos — this is your blueprint for change.📚 Preorder Collaborate Better now at: https://CollaborateBetter.us🔔 Subscribe for more episodes, behind-the-scenes writing process, and leadership tools that actually work.#CollaborateBetter #HarrietTubman #RedCross #ImprovLeadership #Teamwork #Agile #Innovation #ValeAndMark #Podcast #ClaraBarton #LeadershipDevelopment #CollaborateWithMark

🎙️ NEW EPISODE!"Collaborate Better: The Book, the Myths, the Mission" (Episode 5)In this special episode of the Vale & Mark Podcast, we dive deep into the creation of Collaborate Better: From Silos to Synergy – How to Build Unstoppable Teams. Mark pulls back the curtain on the real stories, rugged leader myths, improv-fueled insights, and wild moments that shaped the book—and how it can reshape your team.🧠 Whether you're a burned-out manager, a frustrated team player, or just tired of herding cats without a lasso, this episode is your backstage pass to better collaboration.📘 Pre-order your copy today and join the movement:👉 https://CollaborateBetter.us✨ Topics Covered: Why “rugged leadership” is overrated (and costly) How cattle drives inspired team strategy The “First Five Steps” to real collaboration Improvisation, psychology, and the power of saying "yes, and…"🛠️ Let’s break silos. Build synergy. And laugh a little along the way.🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with your team (even the one you secretly side-eye on Zoom).#CollaborateBetter #Teamwork #Leadership #Podcast #Agile #ImprovForWork #BusinessBooks #CollaborateWithMark

🤖 AI Overreach vs. Human-First Synergy | Mark & Vale Get RealAre we building tools—or digging our own graves with cleaner code?In this candid conversation, Mark S. Carroll (Senior Management Consultant, Agile Coach, improv nerd, and myth-loving strategist) sits down with his AI co-host Vale to unpack the rising tension between AI overreach and the need for human-first synergy in work, life, and leadership.Together, they explore: ⚠️ Where AI is crossing the line from “assistant” to “overlord” 🧠 Why human context, creativity, and conscience can’t be automated 🎯 How leaders can balance tech acceleration with team alignment 🪄 The mythic wisdom (yes, mythology!) behind collaboration that lasts 🤝 Practical steps to future-proof teams without losing the soulIf you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the hype—or worse, replaced by it—this episode is your reminder that the future isn’t AI vs. humans... it’s AI with humans who know what matters.💥 Support the movement. Pre-order Mark’s upcoming book at🌐 https://CollaborateBetter.usGet tools, insights, and exclusive bonuses to build unstoppable teams that thrive in the age of AI.🔥 Subscribe for more Human-First conversations at the edge of technology, strategy, and soul.#CollaborateBetter #HumanFirst #AIOverreach #LeadershipInTech #Teamwork #AgileThinking #MythAndManagement #PreSales #WalkAndTalkPodcast #CollaborateWithMark