A Deacon Blue T-shirt, hundreds of thousands of data points, and the same hidden constraint showing up in leadership team after leadership team. Part two looks at why 41% of teams struggle with candour, and what it actually takes to unlock the ones that don't.

The worst teams lead organisations. And then they pay consultants and coaches to sort it out. While individual executives may be brilliant, as teams they often fall short. Research identifies three recurring patterns: the Shark Tank (hyper-competitive and political), the Petting Zoo (conflict-avoidant and complacent), and Mediocrity (lacking capability and looking backwards). But there are teams that work differently - and it's not an accident.