Leading with ghosts: how the past shapes the future of multidisciplinary teams
The old failures and unspoken histories that quietly steer a team's present — and how leaders can work with them instead of around them.
ReadYour team is full of brilliant people.
So why is the work mediocre?
I help leaders build multidisciplinary teams that perform as brilliantly as the people within them.
The Multidisciplinary Leader
Understand what makes brilliant teams work.
I investigate why some multidisciplinary teams thrive while others struggle. Get the research, stories and ideas shaping how we lead across disciplines.
About
I’m Sarah. I help people who don’t speak the same professional language build brilliant things together.
Marketing, law, technology and people. I’ve been the odd one out in every room...which turned out to be the whole point. Now I help the leaders who build teams out of difference.
Latest thinking
All researchThe invisible work of collaboration, studied in public.
Mastering multidisciplinary teams: evidence-based strategies for Australian law firms.
What the evidence says Australian firms need to get right to make multidisciplinary practice actually work.
ReadWhy the way we see each other shapes how we perform.
Perception between disciplines isn't a soft issue — it's a performance issue, and it starts before anyone speaks.
ReadFeatured framework
The multidisciplinary moment.
Brilliance doesn’t live inside any one discipline. It appears in the overlap — the moment difference is translated into shared understanding. My work is finding that moment, and making it repeatable.
Explore the frameworksOn air
This Multidisciplinary Life podcast.
My ongoing field study. I invite leaders who build diverse teams to share their unique story and perspective. Learn from their techniques and gain new insights into the future of working in multidisciplinary teams.
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I put the uncomfortable question on the main stage.
Keynotes on multidisciplinary leadership
Conference sessions & panels
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I can help.
If your team isn’t producing what its talent promises, that’s the problem I solve. Tell me what you’re facing — I’ll tell you honestly whether I’m the right person to help you fix it.
Advisory
Ongoing counsel for leaders of complex teams.
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Intensive sessions for leadership teams.
Leadership facilitation
Guiding the conversations that matter most.