The principle is deliberately stated without qualification: a leader owns everything in their world. Not the successes and some of the failures. Everything. If the team fails to perform, the leader failed to prepare, organise,…
Browsing Category Delivery
The practical work of turning strategy into outcomes through projects, programmes, systems and teams.
Productive Conflict vs Artificial Harmony
When a meeting is very smooth — decisions reached quickly, no significant dissent, everyone aligned — it is tempting to read this as a sign of a well-functioning team. Lencioni’s model suggests almost the opposite:…
The Team That Works
Most explanations of why a team isn’t working point at the visible problems. People aren’t aligned. They’re not motivated. They’re not delivering. The instinct is to address the thing you can see — to push…
Vulnerability-Based Trust: The Foundation Every Team Skips
The healthiest teams argue more than the unhealthy ones. They admit failure more readily. They say things in meetings that would be career-limiting elsewhere. They’re the first to say when they don’t know something, when…