Building teams that perform under pressure

 

Great organisations are built on great teams. Yet even the most experienced senior executive teams can struggle under pressure – navigating complexity, faster decision cycles and the demands of leading change, while staying aligned around a shared purpose and what matters most.

 

 At Fieri, we help teams build the clarity, trust and behaviours needed to perform at their best in fast-moving, high-demand environments. Our work strengthens how teams operate together – improving how they align, make decisions and lead as a collective to turn intent into sustained performance. 

 

Whether newly formed or long-established, we work alongside teams to shape high performance environments where challenge is met with confidence, focus and cohesion – most often at senior and executive levels, where this has the greatest impact. 

 

Example challenges we help solve 

  • Lack of shared strategic alignment and clear priorities
  • Slow or inconsistent decision-making under pressure
  • Avoidance of difficult conversations
  • Executive teams struggling to align around strategy under pressure 
  • Unclear expectations and accountability during change
  • Leadership behaviours not translating into day-to-day impact
  • Low levels of trust, communication or shared ownership across the team

 

How effective is your team – really? 

 

Our team effectiveness diagnostic provides a clear, practical view of how your team is operating – highlighting the factors that support performance, and the areas that may be holding it back. It’s a practical way to step back, create shared understanding and focus on what will make the biggest difference. 

2-5 minutes | Instant insight​

What we do

 

Our work focuses on the conditions and capabilities that enable teams to perform consistently – especially when the stakes are high. 

 

Establishing shared purpose and direction 

We help teams align around what matters most, creating clarity on priorities, roles and collective responsibility. 

 

Strengthening decision-making and collaboration 

We build the trust and behaviours required for high-quality decision-making and effective collaboration under pressure.  

 

Building confidence and cohesion through change 

We support teams to lead with confidence during periods of uncertainty, maintaining focus and momentum as expectations shift. 

 

Embedding leadership behaviours 

We help teams agree, practise and sustain the behaviours that underpin performance and reflect your culture and ambition. 

How we work

 

Understanding the context 

We work with you to understand your strategy, challenges and ambition – defining what success looks like and how performance will be measured.  

 

Creating shared alignment 

Through focused team alignment sessions, we build shared understanding, reshape expectations and establish clear principles for how the team operates.

 

Building collective capability 

We develop the mindsets, behaviours and leadership skills required for consistent, high-level team performance. 

 

Applying and embedding change 

We apply new ways of working to real organisational challenges, supported by coaching, tools and routines that help change stick. 

 

Reviewing and sustaining momentum 

We reflect on progress, refine what’s working and agree how the team will continue to build performance over time. 

Who Leads this work

 

This work is led by a group of experienced practitioners with deep expertise in team development and high performance, drawn from across our wider team. 

All Members
HR & Accounts
Sales & Marketing
IT Support
Dr Austin Swain PHDDr Austin Swain PHD
Executive Director
Dr Austin Swain PHD
Jason Lee OLYJason Lee OLY
Director of Leadership & Performance
Jason Lee OLY
Anna SpringettAnna Springett
Executive & Team Coach
Anna Springett
Dr. Andrew McClarenDr. Andrew McClaren
Academic Lead
Dr. Andrew McClaren

With backgrounds in sport, the military and business, our people bring a rare blend of lived experience, performance mindset and real-world leadership insight. They create practical, evidence-based development experiences that help teams perform under pressure – and sustain performance over time. 

Why Fieri

 

Performance is in our DNA – We bring lived experience from sport, the military and business – understanding what it takes to perform under pressure as a team. 

 

Grounded in how teams really operate  – We combine diagnostics, facilitated dialogue and immersive experiences to work at the level where team performance is shaped day to day. 

 

Designed for the real world – Our work is practical, engaging and applied to real challenges, delivering measurable impact. 

 

See how we do it in practice

Download our Team Development overview to explore how we help teams build sustained performance. 

Relevant Experience

 

Read our case study examples

Related insights

 

Explore our latest thinking on team development, performance and leadership. 

Let’s talk about performance

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