WHY GREAT TEAMS FAIL:
THE HIDDEN DANGER OF STATIC TEAM MODELS THE ILLUSION OF THE “PERFECT TEAM”
Every founder, manager, or investor dreams of assembling the perfect team—a team that can take a startup from idea to scale, adapt to every challenge, and remain successful indefinitely.
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BEYOND TEAM COMPOSITION:
THE 8 CAPABILITIES THAT DEFINE GROWTH READINESS
Teams don’t operate in a vacuum. Their effectiveness depends on how well their capabilities align with the company's growth phase, context and growth speed.
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WHY TEAMANALYSER STANDS OUT:
A SMARTER APPROACH TO TEAM GROWTH
For HR advisors, incubators, and investors, team assessments are a vital tool. They help identify strengths, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment. But most assessments fall into one of two categories
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SUPERPOWERS, NOT JUST SKILLS
THE HIDDEN DYNAMICS OF SUCCESFUL TEAMS
Too often, teams are built around roles instead of superpowers. But in reality: Roles can change – a product owner might shift to sales, a founder might step aside. Superpowers don’t – people revert to their natural strengths, especially under pressure.
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FROM HYPER-GROWTH TO STABILITY
WHEN TO SHIFT LEADERSHIP STYLES
Why scaling companies fail—not because of bad ideas, but because leadership doesn’t evolve. Your CEO today might not be the CEO you need tomorrow. Many startups thrive under a visionary founder but later struggle when scaling demands structure.
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THE DATA BEHIND TEAM SUCCESS
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED FROM 500+ TEAMS
At GrowthGuides, we have analysed over 500 teams in startups, scale-ups, and corporates. The results show that successful teams don’t just differ in what they do—they differ in how they adapt to change.
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WHY WE’RE ADDICTED TO BAD TEAM MODELS
(AND HOW TO FIX IT)
Why do organizations keep using bad team models? Because they sound simple.
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THE 5 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT WINNING TEAMS (AND WHY THEY FAIL ANYWAY)
A sharp, challenging blog that debunks common myths
Success in teams is often misunderstood. Large consultancies and self-help books sell us ideas that sound logical but are disastrous in practice. Let’s look at the five biggest myths.
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THE SUPERPOWER PARADOX – WHY STRENGTHS ALONE DON’T BUILD WINNING TEAMS
The Problem: We put people in boxes
We love the idea of superpowers. The creative innovator, the meticulous executor, the people-driven leader. But superpowers don’t exist in isolation.
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THE FOUNDER’S DILEMMA – WHEN THE VISIONARY BECOMES THE BOTTLENECK
The Founder’s Dilemma – When the visionary becomes the bottleneck
Lars was brilliant. As the founder of a deep-tech startup, he built an innovative product in the first two years, convinced investors, and assembled a team of fifteen people. He set the vision, wrote the code, and made all key decisions. Then, everything started to stagnate.
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