11. Exploring the secret life of teams: making sense of team dynamics (with Dr Martin Lüdemann)

The Lateral Dialogues

A major shift in how we look at teams is to not only look at individuals and how they create a group but to see the group as one entity, the team as a whole. Do teams have a secret life of their own?

This different perspective on teams as being one entity, creates a novel perspective on group dynamics and offers the opportunity to work with teams differently.

In this episode, we explore the tension between our tendency to focus on the individual while being part of a team system. How does this affect the people part of the team, what are typical team behaviors we can distinguish and how does it impact the way a team learns and develops?

Our guest is Dr Martin Lüdemann, who has worked as a psychologist and supervisor for 30 years, consulting, supporting, and guiding groups and individuals in organizations. Martin recently completed the Professional Doctorate at the Tavistock Clinic, where he researched group-as-a-whole phenomena.

Dr Martin Lüdemann profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martin-luedemann-05375277/

The Lateral Space: https://www.thelateralspace.com/