Teamwork on Ice: Leadership Lessons from the 2026 Winter Olympics
If you are a team leader, you may wonder how in the world you have time to build a successful team. I’m sure that world-class coaches would say it happens one moment at a time.
I’m sharing four Olympic teams to watch and how these teams embody four tenets of strong teams – communication, working agreements, teambuilding, and decision-making.
Whether you love watching sports (or not), you can learn something from each of these international teams. You ready?
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Communication
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Teambuilding
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Team Agreements
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Decision-Making
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Communication ✳︎ Teambuilding ✳︎ Team Agreements ✳︎ Decision-Making ✳︎
To build the trust and "sync" seen in Olympic bobsledding teams, check-in questions should shift the energy from individual tasks to collective connection. Check-in questions below.
Here is a 60-minute agenda designed to help your team pause, reflect, and adjust—just like a curling team analyzing the ice.
Read this research article that I wrote about teams working virtually across the globe in the COVID-19 Pandemic. I share three lessons about vulnerability, commitment, and networks.
The MOCHA decision-making framework helps with identifying roles and holding people accountable.
To create effective Working Agreements, you need to move from "unspoken norms" to "explicit rules." these agreements act as your team’s "social contract." Try this template.
Use this template for your next team project. The resource includes instructions for team use.
“A leader sees greatness in other people. He nor she can be much of a leader if all she sees is herself.”
― Maya Angelou
I got to pose with the official NBC Olympic Rings back in 2024 at a Premier League event in Nashville, TN. This may be the closest I get to the Olympics.