Signs Your Team Has a Blind Spot Problem
Six signs that your team is being shaped by a pattern nobody is naming — and what to do about it.
The clearest sign of a team blind spot is repetition: the same friction shows up in different forms, the same conversations get rehearsed and never had, the same talented person is the third one to leave for similar reasons.
Other signs include a leadership team that agrees too quickly, a culture where bad news arrives late, a quiet over-reliance on one or two people, and decisions that keep getting re-litigated outside the room they were made in.
Naming the pattern is half the work. Acting on it requires a leader willing to do the work that nobody else is willing to start.
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