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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2025 · 10 MIN

When Teams Fall into "The Enemy is Out There"

from Catching Up with Casey · host Casey Watts, Clarity-Driven Speaker, Author, Leader

“The problem isn’t us, it’s them.”Sound familiar? Teams often slip into what Peter Senge calls “The Enemy is Out There”—that sneaky mindset where blame gets pushed outward instead of clarity being built inward. In this episode, I’ll call out the phrases that signal when a team is falling into this trap, why it happens more often than we’d like to admit, and how leaders can respond in ways that shift the conversation back to ownership, clarity, and growth.I provide even more tools and strategies to combat this in the Better Data Meetings Tomorrow Course!Check out the Better Data Meetings Tomorrow CourseYour teams are itching for CLARITY!  That can be a complex thing to provide.  But I have a framework that guides you to do just that– gain and create clarity!  www.catchingupwithcasey.com/claritycycleframework Need help getting your leaders trained in a purposeful way? ⁠https://www.catchingupwithcasey.com/identity⁠Ready to build the habits of a clarity-driven leader? Get ⁠The Craft of Clarity⁠ book!Subscribe to my newsletter to get the resources mentioned in podcast episodes!  www.catchingupwithcasey.com/newsletter 

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