The Balancing Act with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA · 2026-06-04 · 26 min
What if the conversations your team isn’t having are costing you more than the ones it is? In this episode of the Balancing Act podcast, Andy speaks with Gustavo Razzetti - culture change instigator, CEO of Fearless Culture, and bestselling author of Remote, Not Distant, Stretch for Change, and his new book Forward Talk: The Bold New Method For Getting Teams Unstuck. Gustavo introduces the concept of conversational debt - the compound cost of the conversations teams avoid - and unpacks the three destructive patterns that keep teams trapped: avoidance, blame, and groupthink. He explains why the corporate obsession with psychological safety has become a bandage for deeper issues, and why getting unstuck isn’t about better meetings - it’s about better conversations. Tune in to episode 248 to hear Gustavo’s rocket-booster moment about a CEO who chose to trust his team before taking the client’s side, two mentorship moments - one for the CHRO investing in change capabilities, one for the CEO who just wants his teams to "get along" - and his closing reflection on the pointlessness paradox that quietly drains team performance.
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