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Leaders spend a lot of time talking about productivity. The question of 2026 has been 'How can we use AI to improve efficiency, work faster and get more done?' But what if the question we should be asking isn't how much work we can produce, but how much of that work is actually making a difference? In today's workplace, it's becoming easier to produce more, faster. But producing something quickly doesn't necessarily mean producing something good. There is immense value in hel

At Common Ground, we understand the importance of a good leader with skills that can motivate a team to do their best. However, we believe that what is often overlooked is not just what the leader does for the team, but what the people in the team do for each other. This was the idea that caught my attention recently when listening to Keith Ferrazzi discuss what he calls “teamship”, which is the idea that there is an underdeveloped layer in our thinking about leadership: how

There's something reassuring about being in a room where everyone agrees. The conversation flows, nobody pushes back, a decision comes quickly and everyone leaves feeling aligned. But what is agreement isn't always a sign that a team is working well? Not a team where everyone thinks the same, but a team where people understand why they think differently, and know how to use that difference.