Most Performance Problems Are Not People Problems


The Risk of Misdiagnosing the Cause When results start to slip, energy dips, or burnout and attrition rise, organisations instinctively look to individuals for the explanation. Leadership capability. Mindset. Resilience. Engagement. The assumption is simple and deeply ingrained: if performance is failing, someone must need fixing or removing. This prevailing assumption is often a misdiagnosis. Across psychology, neuroscience, occupational health, and organisational research, one finding is...