Why Most Teams Are Broken — Mimi Nguyen

May 12

1h 37m

Episode Description

Most teams don't fail because of strategy. They fail because people can't align.

In this episode of The Jason Cavness Experience, I sit down with Mimi Nguyen to break down why teams struggle to work together and what actually fixes it. Mimi has lived across Vietnam, the United States, and Malaysia, and brings a rare perspective on culture, communication, and decision-making. She's led initiatives that drove a $7M+ uplift and achieved 90% product adoption.

But the real story is how she got teams to stop working against each other. We get into the uncomfortable truth: misaligned incentives, poor communication, and lack of trust kill more progress than bad ideas ever will.

This is a video podcast available on YouTube and podcast platforms.

What We Talked About

• Why most teams are misaligned from the start

• The real reason projects fail inside companies

• How Mimi aligned marketing, sales, and operations

• The $7M+ uplift project breakdown

• Driving 90% adoption through behavior change

• Why trust is harder than data

• Data vs intuition in decision-making

• The limits of AI in data science

• Cultural intelligence as a competitive advantage

• Living and working across Vietnam, Malaysia, and the U.S.