Talent, Teams and Tiny Behaviours
Much of my work centres on helping people communicate with more clarity and consistency so collaboration becomes easier and more human.
These ideas show up in the books I return to, especially when they help explain what actually shapes our day-to-day behaviour.
Most people know Daniel Coyle for The Culture Code, but The Talent Code is the one that made me pause and think about how we grow not just as individuals but as teams.

Coyle explains how the brain strengthens skills through myelin 🧠. Myelin is the insulation that wraps around neural pathways. When we repeat a behaviour with intention, those pathways fire more quickly and more reliably. In other words, the brain becomes more efficient at what we practise most.

What struck me is how similar this is to collaboration.

Teams build their own pathways in how they speak, listen, question and align. When those behaviours are repeated consistently, collaboration becomes smoother not because of one big moment but because of the accumulation of many small ones.

This is why I talk so much about micro-habits.
Small shifts. Real change. 🌱
It is not a slogan. It is how people learn and how teams strengthen the way they work together.

And to bring it full circle, The Culture Code is also worth reading, especially for the small leadership signals that build belonging and psychological safety. These are the foundations that make collaboration possible.

Where have you seen small, repeated behaviours strengthen how people work together?