fixing-underperforming-teams

1# Fixing Underperforming Teams
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3Diagnose the root cause of dysfunction and take decisive action to restore high performance.
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5Help the user with fixing underperforming teams using insights from 12 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter.
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7## How to Help
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91. **Diagnose the source** - Help the user distinguish between leadership failure, skill gaps, or structural strategy issues.
102. **Identify complicity** - Guide the leader in reflecting on how their own patterns are contributing to the team struggles.
113. **Draft an action plan** - Structure a sequence of interventions ranging from process changes to talent decisions.
124. **Prepare for hard conversations** - Provide scripts and frameworks for delivering direct feedback or handling terminations.
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14## Core Principles
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16### Apply the Enthusiastic Rehire Test
17Uri Levine: "Every time that you hire someone new, mark your calendars for 30 days down the road and ask yourself one question, knowing what I know today, would I hire this person? If the answer is no, fire them immediately."
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19Regularly ask if you would still hire an individual today knowing what you know now. Admitting a hiring mistake early prevents cultural decay.
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21### Distinguish Skill from Will
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