A team full of ideas, short on decisions — back on track in six weeks
The situation
Caldera Packaging, a 400-person industrial manufacturer, was launching a reusable packaging line for a major retail client. Five weeks into a 14-week schedule, the six-person project team was two weeks behind. Meetings kept circling, ideas kept multiplying, decisions kept stalling — and the project manager was carrying most of the follow-up alone.
What we did
A 90-minute Working Genius workshop. We mapped each member’s genius across the work cycle, named what drains them, redesigned roles around their strengths, and agreed concrete actions for the next two weeks. The analysis showed the problem was not skill or commitment: ideation was strong, but almost nobody was energised by deciding, following through, or rallying others.
What changed
Design decisions now land within five working days. Follow-up is shared across the team instead of resting on one person, and ownership of client communication is explicit. The pilot is back on track, with the delay cut from two weeks to under one.
Teams rarely fail because individuals lack capability. They stall when energy is misaligned with the work. Mapping that energy makes it possible to redesign roles and decision-making — without asking anyone to become someone they are not. Jacques Cesbron, Founder, Lumaitec
