Building a Great Team
Like Duolingo, but for Building a Great Team. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Building a Great Team
- Social belonging is a higher priority than paperwork for early retention
- New hires need to feel they belong to reduce anxiety
- Knowing where to find answers is more important than memorizing facts immediately
- New hires need clear channels for asking 'dumb' questions
- Prioritizing social safety over administrative tasks on day one
- Identifying the three core emotional needs of a new hire
- Relational activities should happen before isolated administrative tasks
- A 'buddy' system provides a low-stakes way to navigate office culture
- Designing an onboarding sequence that leads with connection
- Starting with a shared goal or observation of impact reduces defensiveness
- Focusing on specific behaviors rather than character traits makes the feedback feel less like a personal attack
- Vague feedback focuses on labels and personality traits
- Actionable feedback identifies specific, repeatable actions that can be changed
- Vague feedback vs Actionable feedback
- Describing the impact helps the employee understand why the behavior matters
- Listening to the employee's perspective turns the feedback into a two-way collaboration
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Building a Great Team the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What is the primary emotional benefit of ensuring a new hire feels they belong from the moment they arrive?
Get it right to open this lesson and 27 more in the app.
Where Building a Great Team takes you
Learn how to find the right people, keep them happy, and handle tricky workplace situations like a pro. This course focuses on the human side of business through the lens of creating a culture where everyone wins.
- 1
Handling Everyday People Situations
- Welcoming Your Newest Teammate
- How to Give Feedback That Actually Helps
- Solving Disagreements Between Coworkers
- Making Sure Everyone Feels Included
- When and How to Say Goodbye to an Employee
- 2
Finding and Keeping Top Talent
- Writing a Job Ad People Want to Apply To
- Spotting the Best Candidate in an Interview
- Beyond the Paycheck: What Keeps People Happy
- Helping Your Team Grow Their Skills
- 3
The Rules and Logic Behind the Work
- Understanding the Employee Handbook
- How Pay and Benefits Are Decided
- Keeping the Workplace Safe and Legal
- Using Data to Make Better People Decisions
- The Future of Remote and Flexible Work
3 sections · 14 units · 28 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Building a Great Team is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
More Business on Tomo
Opening Your First Coffee Shop
Turn your passion for caffeine into a thriving business by mastering the art of the brew and the logistics of the bar.
The Business of One
Transition from an employee mindset to a founder's perspective. Learn how to price your value, manage your own momentum, and build a sustainable solo career.
Mobile Coffee: Launching on a Shoestring
Learn to fund, build, and launch a professional mobile coffee business without the massive upfront costs of traditional espresso setups.
Voucher & Incentive Optimization
Master the science of giving the right discount to the right person at the right time using A/B testing and causal inference.
The High-Leverage Parent
Build a scalable, high-margin business designed to thrive within the constraints of a one-income household and a newborn's schedule.
MedTech Side-Hustle: From Idea to First Sale
Stop building products nobody buys. Learn a systematic method to identify high-value medical problems, validate them with real clinicians, and secure paying customers while working a full-time job.
Start Building a Great Team today.
Download Tomo, search Building a Great Team, and play your first lesson in under a minute.