Every leader I talk with today brings pace and complexity into conversations with an emotion described as “stressful.” Demands for more speed despite expanding complexity feel very tough to navigate. The challenge feels even tougher when multiple teams must collaborate to fulfill cross-functional objectives. One very important hack for leaders to adopt arises from perspective and learning how to shift attention to a systemic view of the situation. 

I offer some ideas for how to navigate both external and internal influences on getting work done by working more systemically and share five key behaviors any team who seeks to sustain high-performance can benefit from adopting.