Why Teams Punish Their Most Creative Members
Organizations celebrate innovation while their social dynamics systematically punish the people who provide it.
How Subgroups Form and Fragment Teams
Why teams naturally divide into factions, and what determines whether those divisions help or hurt
How Groups Make Riskier Decisions Than Individuals
Why collective deliberation amplifies rather than balances risk—and what to do about it
The Psychological Power of Shared Purpose
Why genuine shared goals transform how teams think, persist, and collaborate in ways that manufactured mission statements never can.
How Trust Compounds or Collapses in Teams
Why trust takes months to build and moments to break—and what actually repairs it
Why New Hires See Problems Veterans Can't
Fresh hires see your organization's dysfunction clearly—but only for a few months before they become as blind as everyone else.
The Hidden Cost of Always Being Aligned
Teams that agree too quickly often miss what they need most: the friction that makes decisions actually work.
The Unspoken Rules That Really Run Your Team
The unofficial codes that govern teams are written in the first weeks and enforced without authority—but they can be intentionally reshaped.
Why Your Team's Smartest Ideas Die Before Anyone Hears Them
The psychological journey from private insight to group contribution explains why your team's collective intelligence falls short—and how to fix it.
The Formation of Team Mental Models
How teams build shared understanding that either amplifies collective intelligence or creates collective blind spots
Why Teams Resist Ideas From Outside
Understanding why groups reject outside solutions reveals how identity and threat perception shape team decisions—and what to do about it.
The Psychology Behind Teams That Learn From Failure
Why some teams extract wisdom from setbacks while others just extract excuses—and how to build the conditions that make the difference.
How Groups Create Shared Blindspots
The critical information your team needs is already in the room—here's why it never gets shared and how to change that.
Why Your Best Team Members Become Invisible in Meetings
Discover why capable team members self-silence and learn specific techniques to unlock the expertise hiding in your quietest colleagues.
How Hierarchy Shapes What Your Team Can Think
Your team has better ideas than you're hearing—hierarchy filters thoughts before they become words