How to Move Beyond the Real Issues in Your Team and Organization
Special issue: Podcast on Team Alignment hosted by the OrgDev Podcast
Why does progress feel so difficult?
Even when everyone’s working flat out, something feels… off.
What’s the struggle and how can we break through it?
In this episode of the OrgDev Podcast, hosts Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch are joined by Mirror Mirror founder Lindsay Uittenbogaard to unpack the invisible drag on performance: team misalignment.
When people act on different assumptions, even in committed, high-performing teams, collaboration becomes confusing, decisions slow down, and momentum dissipates.
And as Lindsay puts it:
“Leaders and teams everywhere suffer from that invisible drag on performance: team misalignment. But few of them deal with it proactively - not just to mitigate risks but to surface new ideas and opportunities. Team alignment doesn’t just happen by itself, it’s a process.”
Tune in to hear:
Why alignment is the multiplier for performance
How to spot the subtle signs of misalignment
What leaders and OD professionals can do to bring clarity and momentum back into their teams
Listen or watch this podcast on YouTube:
(run time 54 mins)
About the guest
Lindsay Uittenbogaard is the founder of Mirror Mirror, a pioneering structured and data-driven approach to building alignment as a capability in and between teams. With a background in communication and organizational transformation, she helps teams surface unspoken assumptions and create shared clarity, the kind that drives better decisions, stronger collaboration, and effective action.
About the hosts
Garin Rouch is an award-winning Organization Development (OD) and Design consultant who’s helped organizations across the globe achieve strategic clarity. He chairs multiple CIPD transformation groups and is a regular speaker and writer on OD topics.
Dani Bacon is an experienced people and organizational development leader, as well as TrainingZone's OD columnist. She works with leaders to unlock people’s potential by aligning structures, culture, and strategy for high-impact change.
Connect with Dani and Garin at Distinction Live.