High-performing teaming

New BTS research reveals a gap between what leaders are working hardest on in their teams and what actually sets the highest performers apart.
October 2, 2025
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Work today is too complex for individuals to succeed in isolation, and almost every critical decision, innovation, or transformation depends on teams working effectively together. To understand what actually makes those teams work, BTS analyzed 6,702 leader coaching goals and 3,211 leadership team survey responses using our High-Performing Team Assessment model, comparing what leaders say they are working on with what teams say is getting in their way.

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