Chapter One: What team coaching is and how to use it to unlock potential in your team.

Some teams seem unstoppable. Others stall - even when the talent looks the same on paper.

In today’s fast-moving world, teams are expected to adapt, collaborate, and deliver under increasing pressure. Yet too many never fully unlock the capability already sitting within them.

Chapter One of Releasing the Power of Team asks a powerful question:
What is team coaching — and how can it transform the way your team performs?

What You’ll Discover

Andy Duncan lifts the lid on team dynamics in a practical, accessible way. In this chapter, you’ll explore:

  • Why some teams function effortlessly while others struggle

  • How to unlock the latent potential already within your team

  • How team coaching differs from traditional training, facilitation, or team building

  • How different development tools can be combined to strengthen team effectiveness

  • Where any team, at any level, can begin improving how they work together

Whether you’re new to team coaching or have heard the term before, this chapter will help you think differently about your team and identify practical steps for improvement.

Start with the Blog

Our journey begins with a reflective blog exploring how teams respond to change — and why thriving together requires more than strong individual performance.

It looks at the everyday dynamics that shape collaboration, trust, and shared ownership, and introduces team coaching as a way to unlock a team’s full potential.

Coming Soon: Shelling the Pod (Early March)

Tune in to the first podcast episode of the Shelling the Pod series, with Matthew Rawling interviewing Andy Duncan.

This conversation dives deeper into team coaching, sharing practical insights and real-world examples of how teams can perform at their best.

Keep an eye out for the release — it’s the perfect next step after the blog.

Join the Live Mini-Surgery – 25 March 2026

Bring your team’s challenges to life in our live mini-surgery.

We strongly encourage you to submit your questions in advance — the session will be shaped around what matters most to members, giving you tailored insights and practical guidance.

Even if you can’t attend live, your question can still be addressed.

  • Register for the live session and/or submit your question in advance here.

Why Chapter One Matters

Teams today face rapid change, complex challenges, and increasing pressure to collaborate effectively. Chapter One gives you practical insight into how team coaching can unlock the potential already within your team, helping you work smarter together, not just harder individually.

By exploring the blog, podcast, and mini-surgery, you’ll gain tools, perspectives, and ideas to start applying immediately — no matter your role or seniority.

Up next:

This is just the beginning. Releasing the Power of Team is a curated series designed to help you thrive across every team you’re part of.

Future chapters will explore:

  • How to be the team member everyone wants to work with

  • Navigating informal teams and networks to influence and achieve collective goals

Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts, blogs, and mini-surgeries, and make sure you submit your questions early so you don’t miss out on the tailored advice you and your team need.

Take the Next Step

  • 👉 Read the Blog

  • 👉 Listen to the Podcast (Coming Early March)

  • 👉 Register for the Surgery – 25th March 2026 12:00 GMT

  • 👉 Submit Your Question in Advance