Contained? or Constrained?

Is your team constrained?

The people you hired had track records. Ideas. Drive. Ambition that showed up clearly in the interview.

They joined.

What was their journey? What’s their status now?

Has the culture constrained them, slowly (not dramatically) but steadily? Bound them up?

Their brilliance hasn't left.

Contained and constrained, with no room to expand, it’s gone quiet. (and it may be updating its resume. . . )

 It may be showing up as fewer

• volunteered ideas,

• insightful conversations and constructive discussions

• surfaced opportunities and risks seen - and shared - by your team members

And your leaders are trying to carry the growing weight that the people they hired could be carrying.

That’s expensive.

The good news:  It isn’t terminal. It can be fixed.

When the culture shifts, so does the output.

When was the last time someone on your team surprised you with a spark of brilliance they brought to the table?