How to Debug Your Team Like an Engineer Debugs Code
Youre convinced your PM is the problem. Every sprint they override your decisions. Youve tried building rapport. You`ve tried being more assertive. Nothing changes. This issue introduces a model that changed how I diagnose every team friction I encounter — and it starts at the top, not the bottom.
What this issue covers:
\— The PM I blamed for two years (and what I was actually missing)
\— The Waterline Model: four layers of team dysfunction, diagnosed top-down
\— Why the Fundamental Attribution Error makes you blame people for structural problems
\— The one question that resolves most stakeholder friction before it starts
