890. Are your teams clashing instead of collaborating? When balls are dropped and fingers are pointed, the problem usually isn’t your people—it’s your work design. If your team is "crushing it" but still missing goals, your productivity is being throttled by a lack of alignment.

In this episode, Rachel explains why "cascading" directives without cross-functional alignment creates organizational chaos. Using a real-world biotech case study, she reveals how to move from team silos to a high-performing system where productivity and well-being thrive together.

You’ll learn how to:

• Align leadership layers before deploying goals to prevent conflicting incentives.
• Shift from "demanding" to "inviting" to unlock hidden cross-team productivity.
• Turn daily workflows into employee development opportunities without adding more meetings.

Stop blaming the people and start looking at the system. Learn how to Work Better By Design to drive sustainable results.

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889. Every organization has dysfunction. And while we should always be working to make things better, we also have to keep moving in the meantime. Rachel shares four practical ways to make real progress, even when the system isn't cooperating.

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888. We think we're being productive. But some of our most intentional habits are quietly costing us. Rachel explores four antipatterns that could be robbing you of your best work.

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