Why Teams Should Be Coached Together (Because It’s Weird When Only One Person Has the Map)

Imagine you’re on a road trip with friends. Only one of you has GPS, and the rest are just guessing. How’s that going to work out?

Exactly.

Now think about how many organizations invest in coaching for individual leaders but leave teams to figure things out on their own. It’s like sending one player to basketball camp and hoping the whole team improves.

It doesn’t work.

Why Teams Need Coaching Together

Teams don’t just work together—they think, struggle, and solve problems together. If they’re not using the same models, frameworks, and language, it’s like trying to play a game where half the team thinks they’re playing soccer and the other half thinks they’re playing rugby. It’s chaos.

Peter Senge, who wrote The Fifth Discipline, put it best: "A team, like any organism, must develop together—otherwise, its learning potential is severely limited."

What Happens When Teams Get Coached Together

✅ They develop a shared language. No more wasting time explaining concepts one person learned in a seminar while everyone else stares blankly.

✅ They build real trust. Because nothing strengthens a team like getting called out on their collective dysfunction together.

✅ They actually improve decision-making. Teams that think together make smarter, faster, better choices.

Amy Edmondson’s research on psychological safety backs this up: “A fearless organization is not one where people agree all the time. It’s one where disagreement is productive and respectful.”

Translation? A well-coached team doesn’t avoid conflict—it gets better at having the right kind of conflict.

Stop Developing Leaders in Silos

At Mentris Consulting, we coach teams as teams—because that’s how they actually work.

If you’re tired of individual training that never seems to translate into team success, let’s talk.

Because sending one person to GPS training while the rest guess the route is no way to run a road trip.

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