<p>In this solo episode, Brandon breaks down one of the most overlooked drivers of team performance: a leader’s ability to understand the true nature of the work their function is responsible for. Most leaders want high performance and a great environment, but few achieve it. Brandon argues that the root cause isn’t effort, tactics, or leadership style, it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of the function, the type of thinking required for the work, and the capabilities of the people doing it.</p><p>He unpacks why environments get overwhelmed and inconsistent, why the usual fixes don’t work, and why two failure modes (overwhelmed people in roles that are too big for them, and high-capability people stuck in roles that are too small) destroy momentum and culture.</p><p>Brandon shares why leaders must define their function’s true responsibility, break down the real cognitive demands of the work, and understand their people at a deeper level. This is the foundation that makes every other leadership practice actually work.</p><p><strong>Topics Covered</strong><br>• Why overwhelm and inconsistency are symptoms, not causes<br>• The real responsibility of a function inside a business<br>• How leaders collapse different kinds of thinking into “tasks”<br>• Why some people drown and others suffocate<br>• How to define, scope, and assign work correctly<br>• Why capability alignment is the foundation of great culture<br>• What leaders must understand to develop people effectively</p><p><strong>Connect with Brandon</strong><br>LinkedIn: <a href="">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck</a></p><p><strong>Music Credit</strong><br>Intro and outro music – Slow Burn – Kevin MacLeod</p><p><strong>Subscribe &amp; Follow</strong><br>Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.</p><p></p>