Playing in Position: Are We Getting The Best of Our People?

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Playing in Position: Are We Getting The Best of Our People? What if your biggest leadership problem is not effort, but misalignment? &nbsp; Mark Griffin argues that high-performing people often get pulled out of position, doing more than they should, diluting their impact, and draining the very energy their team needs most. Drawing on founder experience and lessons from rugby, Mark unpacks the idea of “playing in position” as a practical leadership framework for individuals, teams, and organizations. He shows why capable people can still underperform when they’re using the wrong strengths, why some leaders become trapped as the “doer” instead of the enabler, and how teams lose momentum when specialists, decision-makers, and support roles are not working in sync. &nbsp; You’ll discover: —The three self-level elements of playing in position: what you contribute, what energizes you, and the leadership maturity to adapt under pressure —Why moving from “me” to “we” changes everything about how strong teams create value —How complementary strengths like challenging thinking, making sense of complexity, driving decisions, and filling blind spots build real resilience —Why systems, rewards, and promotion paths often sabotage performance even when the people are talented —What changes when founders step back, leaders shift from delivering to enabling, and employees start behaving like owners &nbsp; Mark also breaks down the hidden cost of asking people to collaborate while rewarding individual output, or promoting top performers without preparing them for the identity shift that leadership requires. If your team is full of talent but not getting the results you expect, this episode will help you see the problem differently. &nbsp; Essential listening for founders, executives, team leaders, and anyone asking how to get the best out of good people without burning them out in the process. Connecting With Purpose https://www.purposefused.com/show/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43292989/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/207534064