What to focus on in 2026

Some people will tell you to focus on team emotions. Others will tell you to focus on AI. The next will say it’s all about leadership – and another will point to KPIs.

You will find every possible piece of advice in the jungle of team, leadership, and organisational development.

It’s easy to become entangled in one aspect, one truth, one path.

Three qualities that create inefficiency, exhaustion and finally standstill in teams and organisation:

– isolated thinking, without the ability to recognise networks, systems and connections
– superficial openness that lacks neutrality and the ability to evaluate from multiple perspectives
– the need to know & control everything in a time that’s less predictable than ever

But true mastery in team and organisational development in the years to come will lie in the ability to:
#identify patterns
#see interconnections
#understand underlying dynamics
#think in systems – and beyond them
#learn and create in networks

Across projects, roles, solutions, teams, functions, technology, processes, and humans –  versatility will be the critical skill to seek and to grow.

This is why I’m such a big fan of the Code18 AG team analysis.

It doesn’t focus on just one dimension – vision, relationships, or structure – but is able to measure all critical dimensions of an organisation. In doing so, it enables teams to work in a truly interconnected, creative, and strategic way – being fully aware which area requires the most attention at any given moment.

What difference would it make to your work and team to have an objective, & timely insight into what needs attention this quarter?

MARINA&TEAM
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