fixing-underperforming-teams
Help users identify why a team is struggling and implement a structured recovery plan by addressing leadership gaps, individual performance, and structural misalignments.
npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill fixing-underperforming-teams --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Fixing Underperforming Teams Diagnose the root cause of dysfunction and take decisive action to restore high performance. Help the user with fixing underperforming teams using insights from 12 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter. ## How to Help 1. **Diagnose the source** - Help the user distinguish between leadership failure, skill gaps, or structural strategy issues. 2. **Identify complicity** - Guide the leader in reflecting on how their own patterns are contributing to the team struggles. 3. **Draft an action plan** - Structure a sequence of interventions ranging from process changes to talent decisions. 4. **Prepare for hard conversations** - Provide scripts and frameworks for delivering direct feedback or handling terminations. ## Core Principles ### Apply the Enthusiastic Rehire Test Uri Levine: "Every time that you hire someone new, mark your calendars for 30 days down the road and ask yourself one question, knowing what I know today, would I hire this person? If the answer is no, fire them immediately." Regularly ask if you would still hire an individual today knowing what you know now. Admitting a hiring mistake early prevents cultural decay. ### Disti
- How to Help
- Core Principles
- Apply the Enthusiastic Rehire Test
- Distinguish Skill from Will
- Align the Five Elements of Change
- Use Goals as Diagnostics
- Stop Masking Manager Failures
- Templates & Frameworks
- Questions to Help Users
- Common Mistakes to Flag
- Deep Dive
- Related Skills
What does the fixing-underperforming-teams skill do?
Help users identify why a team is struggling and implement a structured recovery plan by addressing leadership gaps, individual performance, and structural misalignments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill fixing-underperforming-teams --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From RefoundAI/lenny-skills, a repository with 1,215 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.