Why Smart Teams Get Stuck: Rethinking How We Work Together with Preston Chandler

In this episode, we sit down with Preston Chandler, Global Strategic Operations Lead at WPP and co-owner of transformation firm Centered, to explore a question that affects almost every organization: Why do smart people with good intentions and real resources still struggle to get meaningful work done?With two decades of experience working across Fortune 500 organizations and startups, Preston has seen firsthand that the problem is rarely a lack of talent or effort. More often, it's the systems, structures, and assumptions that shape how people work together.We explore why traditional approaches to collaboration and organizational change often fail, why "buy-in" isn't always the solution, and how teams can rethink the way they approach complex problems.Preston also shares his perspective on AI and the future of work, separating the areas where AI is genuinely changing how teams operate from the places where it's simply becoming expensive noise.As the co-author of The Agile Code and Breakthrough Innovation, and co-author of ADAPT, Preston brings practical experience and contrarian thinking to the conversation but without relying on frameworks for the sake of frameworks.We discuss leadership, organizational transformation, innovation, collaboration, AI, team performance, and the future of work, with a focus on helping people challenge the assumption that "this is just how things are done."If you're a leader, entrepreneur, marketer, product professional, or team builder who believes there has to be a better way to work, this episode offers a fresh lens for understanding what's really holding teams back and what you can do differently.#PrestonChandler #WPP #Centered #Leadership #FutureOfWork #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Teamwork #OrganizationalChange #Innovation #Transformation #Agile #BusinessStrategy #Collaboration #TeamPerformance #Productivity #LeadershipDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #PodMatch #DesignWave