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The outstanding performer who is destroying the team
What do we do when someone's results conceal their impact on others?
Podcast in Portuguese · O Elefante na Sala
Some problems are visible to the whole organisation, yet no one can name them
In each episode, we start from a real leadership situation, compare different explanations and seek the question that could change the diagnosis.
The first conversation is taking shape
One elephant a month. A question worth bringing into the room
We are preparing the first episodes, in Portuguese. Soon, each month will bring a new real leadership situation to listen to, watch and consider differently.
A new episode every month
Season 1
Eight leadership situations.
Eight diagnoses to test
Choose a topic you recognise. Each conversation starts with a specific case and ends with a question to take into your organisation.
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The appraisal that says more about the appraiser
Are we assessing performance or rewarding people who lead and work like us?
03
Autonomy or irresponsibility?
Where does freedom to decide end and accountability for results begin?
04
The person resisting change
Does resistance lie in the person, or in how change is being led?
05
Offering support without seeing the hidden workload
How do we recognise the effort sustaining the team that rarely appears in metrics?
06
Disagreeing with the CEO
What happens when everyone has an opinion but no one brings it into the room?
07
When Sales and Operations play different games
How do we work towards a shared outcome when each department answers to different priorities?
08
When the problem is the end of a cycle
Are we facing a leadership challenge or a relationship that can no longer continue unchanged?
What happens in each episode
We do not offer a quick answer. We make the problem clearer
We start with what happened
We separate facts from interpretations to understand what we really know.
We test different explanations
The problem may lie in the person, relationship, team or system of work.
We look for the useful question
A question that helps us discuss, decide or test a next step.
Try the approach
A director delivers excellent results. Three people have asked to leave the team
What is the first explanation that comes to mind?
Have you recognised an elephant?
We can explore with you what is really happening
Start a conversation
We can start with what you already know
Tell us what is happening — even if you have not fully defined the challenge yet.
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