Why the Best Teams Are Built on Relationships, Not Just Talent

Mike Robbins was drafted by the Yankees out of high school, chose Stanford, then signed with the Kansas City Royals—only for an injury to end his baseball career at 25. That experience helped spark his search for the hard-to-define “chemistry” that makes teams work. On Media Minds, Robbins explains why trust and having each other’s backs matter as much as talent, and how companies can make room for honest conversations about AI-related fears. He also draws a sharp line between AI’s apparent empathy and human wisdom, sharing a candid moment when he told ChatGPT: “You’ve never had any friggin kids. Like, what do you know?”