I’m a sports junkie. Aside from my own personal experiences, collaborating with leaders I respect, and reading, observing team sports is an effective way to learn about culture. I am also addicted to Ted Lasso.
A healthy team culture feels light, even when the work is heavy. There’s laughter. There’s room to ask “why?” There’s trust to fail forward. The red flags? Silence. Blame. The absence of curiosity. When people are afraid to speak up—or too tired to care—you’ve already lost the culture. And once culture’s gone, process won’t save you.
