Articles on teamwork, leadership, strengths, and what teams get wrong.

Articles on teamwork, leadership, strengths, and what teams get wrong.

Articles on teamwork, leadership, strengths, and what teams get wrong.

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Leadership

Leadership

Team Dynamics

Team Dynamics

Strengths

Strengths

Trust

Trust

Observations

Observations

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All

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Assessment

Leadership

Leadership

Team Dynamics

Team Dynamics

Strengths

Strengths

Trust

Trust

Observations

Observations

Dog in motion, free and open. Cover image for 5+1 Ways to Work Better with Others. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 ways to work better with yourself and others
Single flower yielding under its weight. Cover image for Before You Motivate. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-08

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates
Heritage bonfire, ordered repetition. Cover image for Behavioural vs Personality Tests. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-01

Behavioural Assessment vs. Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?
Belbin helps teams transform potential friction into a constructive conversation about needs, strengths and contributions, rather than personalities or fixed traits.

Assessment

2025-08-08

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need
Resting mute swan, head tucked low, still watching. Cover image for Difficult People Don't Exist. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does.
Red squirrel resting on a sunlit branch, eyes closed. Cover image for Google, Aristotle and Belbin. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-25

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier.
Lone moment at sunset, distance and quiet. Cover image for Hybrid Teams Fail by Design. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Location. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together.
Wildlife in quiet repose, watching. Cover image for Introverts Are Not the Problem. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.
Composed British Shorthair cat with golden eyes. Cover image for Leadership Individual or Teamwork. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-15

Is Leadership an Individual Responsibility or a Type of Teamwork?
Flower macro evoking tenderness and care. Cover image for Let's Talk About Weakness. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness
Macro of dispersed points from one source - cat's eye. Cover image for Same Message Four Sentences. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Completely Different Sentences.
Self‑understanding is most robust when internal insight is balanced with meaningful, credible feedback from others. Belbin Team Roles Study.

Strengths

2026-04-12

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different.
Solo athlete in defiant motion. Cover image for Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead.
Flower in quiet natural geometry. Cover image for The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors
Coastal golf course at sea, reverent weight. Cover image for Trust Is a Decision. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows.
Golf course - Joy Unleashed - putter, ball, flag - against stormy sky. Cover image for What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams
Winter bird at the edge of frame. Cover image for When Strengths Go Too Far. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive
Multiple birds in natural composition. Cover image for The Part of the Why Teams Need Better Assessment. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-19

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So
Dog in motion, free and open. Cover image for 5+1 Ways to Work Better with Others. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 ways to work better with yourself and others
Single flower yielding under its weight. Cover image for Before You Motivate. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-08

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates
Heritage bonfire, ordered repetition. Cover image for Behavioural vs Personality Tests. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-01

Behavioural Assessment vs. Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?
Belbin helps teams transform potential friction into a constructive conversation about needs, strengths and contributions, rather than personalities or fixed traits.

Assessment

2025-08-08

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need
Resting mute swan, head tucked low, still watching. Cover image for Difficult People Don't Exist. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does.
Red squirrel resting on a sunlit branch, eyes closed. Cover image for Google, Aristotle and Belbin. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-25

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier.
Lone moment at sunset, distance and quiet. Cover image for Hybrid Teams Fail by Design. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Location. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together.
Wildlife in quiet repose, watching. Cover image for Introverts Are Not the Problem. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.
Composed British Shorthair cat with golden eyes. Cover image for Leadership Individual or Teamwork. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-15

Is Leadership an Individual Responsibility or a Type of Teamwork?
Flower macro evoking tenderness and care. Cover image for Let's Talk About Weakness. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness
Macro of dispersed points from one source - cat's eye. Cover image for Same Message Four Sentences. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Completely Different Sentences.
Self‑understanding is most robust when internal insight is balanced with meaningful, credible feedback from others. Belbin Team Roles Study.

Strengths

2026-04-12

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different.
Solo athlete in defiant motion. Cover image for Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead.
Flower in quiet natural geometry. Cover image for The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors
Coastal golf course at sea, reverent weight. Cover image for Trust Is a Decision. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows.
Golf course - Joy Unleashed - putter, ball, flag - against stormy sky. Cover image for What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams
Winter bird at the edge of frame. Cover image for When Strengths Go Too Far. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive
Multiple birds in natural composition. Cover image for The Part of the Why Teams Need Better Assessment. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-19

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So
Dog in motion, free and open. Cover image for 5+1 Ways to Work Better with Others. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-15

5+1 ways to work better with yourself and others
Single flower yielding under its weight. Cover image for Before You Motivate. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-02-08

Before You Motivate, Remove What Demotivates
Heritage bonfire, ordered repetition. Cover image for Behavioural vs Personality Tests. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-01

Behavioural Assessment vs. Personality Tests: Which One Actually Helps Your Team?
Belbin helps teams transform potential friction into a constructive conversation about needs, strengths and contributions, rather than personalities or fixed traits.

Assessment

2025-08-08

Belbin Team Roles: The Practitioner's Guide to What Teams Actually Need
Resting mute swan, head tucked low, still watching. Cover image for Difficult People Don't Exist. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2025-12-01

Difficult People Don't Exist. Misunderstood Behaviour Does.
Red squirrel resting on a sunlit branch, eyes closed. Cover image for Google, Aristotle and Belbin. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-25

Google Spent Years Researching What Makes Teams Work. Belbin Knew the Answer Decades Earlier.
Lone moment at sunset, distance and quiet. Cover image for Hybrid Teams Fail by Design. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-12

Hybrid Teams Don't Fail Because of Location. They Fail Because Nobody Designed How to Work Together.
Wildlife in quiet repose, watching. Cover image for Introverts Are Not the Problem. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Team Dynamics

2026-03-18

Introverts Are Not the Problem. You Are.
Composed British Shorthair cat with golden eyes. Cover image for Leadership Individual or Teamwork. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-15

Is Leadership an Individual Responsibility or a Type of Teamwork?
Flower macro evoking tenderness and care. Cover image for Let's Talk About Weakness. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-02-20

Let's Talk About Weakness
Macro of dispersed points from one source - cat's eye. Cover image for Same Message Four Sentences. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-11-10

Same Message. Four Completely Different Sentences.
Self‑understanding is most robust when internal insight is balanced with meaningful, credible feedback from others. Belbin Team Roles Study.

Strengths

2026-04-12

Self-Awareness: You Think You Know Yourself. Your Team Sees Something Different.
Solo athlete in defiant motion. Cover image for Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Leadership

2026-01-22

Solo Leadership Is Expensive. Here's What Works Instead.
Flower in quiet natural geometry. Cover image for The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-12-12

The Lightbulb and the Curious Professors
Coastal golf course at sea, reverent weight. Cover image for Trust Is a Decision. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Trust

2025-09-07

Trust Is a Decision. Everything Else Follows.
Golf course - Joy Unleashed - putter, ball, flag - against stormy sky. Cover image for What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Observations

2025-10-14

What Golf Taught Me About Leading Teams
Winter bird at the edge of frame. Cover image for When Strengths Go Too Far. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Strengths

2026-03-05

When Strengths Go Too Far: The Line Between Useful and Destructive
Multiple birds in natural composition. Cover image for The Part of the Why Teams Need Better Assessment. Photo by Mats Soomre. #MomentsBySoomre

Assessment

2026-04-19

Why Teams Need Better Assessment — And Why $24 Billion Says So

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