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Practical, punchy insights on teams that you can read in just 60 seconds.

Our insights and reflections on teams

We are constantly out and about working with teams and when we are not, we are reading the latest research on teams. That may not sound like the most exciting but we love it and it means that we can share these insights with you!

Squad60: The leader can’t be the last thing to change

The leader can’t be the last thing to change

The latest episode of We Not Me (on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and now YouTube) was inspired by an article in Forbes that puts transformation failure rates at 88%, up from 70% a...

Squad60: You don’t need permission to become a team

You don’t need permission to become a team

Ask a group if they’re a team and most will point to the org chart: same manager, same function, same box on the slide. That’s not a team. That’s a reporting line....

Squad60: Your teams are missing something. But it’s not resources.

Your teams are missing something. But it’s not resources.

The biggest issue in the Squadify global dataset is consistent: teams don’t feel they have “enough resources to get the job done”. But look one level deeper. Just behind it sit three...

Squad60: Token effort: getting your AI metrics right

Token effort: getting your AI metrics right

At Meta, an employee built an internal leaderboard ranking colleagues by AI token consumption. Badges included “Token Legend”. Engineers reportedly left AI agents running idle overnight to climb it. When the dashboard...

Squad60: When cooking up change, hold the heat

When cooking up change, hold the heat

There’s a move most senior leaders make instinctively when a team starts to struggle. They turn down the heat. Reassurance. Comfort. A reframe that makes the challenge feel smaller. The intention is...

Squad60: AI makes your team fast. The humans keep it fresh.

AI makes your team fast. The humans keep it fresh.

AI is trained on what other people have written. Which means it’s exceptionally good at producing the thing most people would say. In most workflows, that’s fine. Drafts, summaries, first cuts: let...

Squad60: The rise of the ‘overpaid doer’

The rise of the ‘overpaid doer’

When leaders treat leadership as a side dish, their teams suffer. We see it often. Senior people promoted for how well they used to deliver, and still delivering. Heads down, tasks ticked,...

Squad60: Leadership is not babysitting

Leadership is not babysitting

A guest on an upcoming episode of the We Not Me podcast said something that stopped us cold. He sees it everywhere: senior leadership teams that don’t collaborate. Teams that aren’t constructive,...

Squad60: Trust is Not Built in a Day (or a Trust Fall)

Trust is Not Built in a Day (or a Trust Fall)

When people talk about building trust at work, they often imagine team away days, obstacle courses, or that awkward moment when you fall backwards and hope your colleague catches you. But real...

Squad60: Manchester Think Tank: Solving the Productivity Puzzle

Manchester Think Tank: Solving the Productivity Puzzle

Manchester Think Tank: Solving the Productivity Puzzle On 12th June 2025, Squadify, University Academy 92 and Alate Business Growth hosted a Think Tank to give leaders concrete actions that they can take to accelerate performance...