The moment a team starts performing again

“So… what are we not saying?”

Silence.

The team had been talking for 30 minutes.

Everything sounded aligned.

Clear.

Smooth.

Too smooth.

So I asked:

“What are we not saying?”

At first, nothing.

Then one person spoke.

“I don’t think this will work.”

Another added:

“I was not convinced either.”

And suddenly…

The real conversation started.

Not comfortable.

Not polished.

But real.

That is when things began to move.

Because before that moment,the team was not aligned.

It was just polite.

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Engaged teams. By design.