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Music Lessons Podcast #004: Vulnerability & Trust with Tina Schlieske

June 21, 2023 by Andy

Music Lessons is a podcast where we explore the analogous principles of music and growth by interviewing top musicians. In this episode, my guest is Tina Schlieske, the Minnesota native who’s amazing live performances are a must-see.

Tina Schlieske has been paving her own way in music for nearly three decades. She has fronted diverse bands, from the wildly popular Minneapolis Americana-Rock band, Tina and the B-Sides to groups that range from rock, to classic R&B to punk. Tina has shared the stage with St. Vincent, Patty Griffin, Robert Ellis, Jeff Bridges, Doors Guitarist Robbie Krieger, Etta James and Double Trouble just to name a few. Tina has been called a “smart, sensitive, earthy singer-songwriter with a superb voice” and is one of my favorite live music performers – no matter what genre she’s exploring or what type of venue she’s in.

Tina Schlieske

In this conversation Tina and I discuss her early learnings about vulnerability, where her confidence comes from, and how she thinks about building trust when performing live – and so much more! You can find more out about Tina including her upcoming shows and album releases at TinaSchlieske.com.

Please enjoy my conversation with Tina Schlieske!

You can also listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, Amazon Music, and on other podcast platforms.

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: craft, growth, leadership, Music, tina and the b-sides, tina schlieske, trust, vulnerability

The Way

August 20, 2022 by Andy

Here’s how I think about helping a team develop:

  • Move something out of their way
  • Show them a different way
  • Put something in their way

It’s not about telling people which fork in the road to take, it’s about revealing the fork and letting them decide which is the right path for them.


Filed Under: Framework Tagged With: development, leadership, management, team

The 1 Minus

August 14, 2022 by Andy

In the world of probabilities there is a concept of 1 minus, as in 1 minus the probability of something happening is the probability that something will not happen. For example, if there is a 34% chance your initiative will work, there is a 1 minus 34% – or 66% chance – something will not work. I get it, math is hard.

But this concept is useful beyond probabilities.

It helps reveal the contrary perspective in other problems too, like company culture. This dawned on me while reading What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz. Mr. Horowitz reminds us that when we’re building a culture we can choose concepts that sound positive, but we need to also think about how those traits may be weaponized.

For example, if you say your culture is ‘Flexible,’ that sounds really good – like you’re a lean adaptive group. But at some point, asking people to be flexible all the time is pretty much the same as saying “do what I say and don’t complain about it.”

Sounds pretty rigid to me.

This is further complicated because company cultures have all kinds of traits they’re trying to embody. As the concepts layer on top of each other, it gets trickier and trickier to tease out the underlying implications.

Of course, the goal isn’t perfection, its awareness. We can’t be perfect so if we’re aware that there are layers and nuance to how we live a culture, that’s a great start. Not to having a perfect company culture, but working toward one that doesn’t reward the 1 minus of it’s attributes.

Filed Under: Framework Tagged With: business, culture, framework, leadership

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