People Don’t Perform in a Vacuum

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Organizations invest heavily in developing people, but performance is shaped by more than individual capability. Physical space, relationships, norms, structures, meeting patterns and everyday ways of working all influence what people can access in themselves. In this essay, Evolve Impact founder Jill Barrett explores why leaders should pay closer attention to the conditions surrounding performance, and how better discernment can help organizations distinguish between a development need and an environment that is getting in the way.

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