Pit crews rehearse the same tire change over and over. Great teamwork is practiced, not improvised.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Coordination looks like instinct from the outside, but it is almost always the result of running one sequence until the handoffs stop needing words. Under pressure nobody invents a smooth routine; they fall back on whatever they have already done. Teams that practise the skills and never the sequence end up stumbling over each other at the worst moment. Boring repetition is where the speed comes from.

Pick the handoff your group fumbles most and run it three times when nothing is at stake. Slowly first, then at full pace. Agree on who says what, so nobody has to guess mid-task.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What does your team rely on luck for instead of rehearsal?

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