Ep235: Teams and the Value of Structure, Why Design Shapes Performance

What if your team’s “people problems” are actually design problems?In this episode, David Wheatley is joined by Dr. Judy Brown and Dr. Rick Eigenbrod to explore a leadership question that doesn’t get asked enough, how much of team performance comes down to structure, not personalities.You’ll hear why collaboration may be more natural than we think, how organizations accidentally get in the way of it, and what leaders can redesign to create real flow, clarity, and shared ownership, without forcing it.Topics include:Why structure can trump culture, strategy, and good intentions“Roundabouts vs stoplights,” a simple analogy for healthier systemsWho gets in the room, and why one wrong seat can stall the whole teamBoundary conditions, meeting design, and business literacy across leadersReward systems, accountability, and the difference between ownership and complianceThe inner work, maturity, ego, and what it takes to lead for the greater goodWant to explore more tools like What Great Teams Do Great, join Humanergy’s Free Workshop Zoom session, held every month at noon Eastern, details at humanergy.com.Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.comJoin the Humanergy community on LinkedIn.Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.