# Diagnose your team’s problems with the Waterline Model

An episode of [Worklife with Molly Graham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1346314086), 20 Oct 2026, 28 min.

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If a team isn’t working well, everybody feels it. But when problems arise in your team, the issue usually runs deeper than the people experiencing it. In this episode, Molly breaks down the Waterline Model, a framework developed by organizational psychologist Roger Harrison to help diagnose workplace problems by looking beneath the surface at the systems and dynamics that shape the way an organization functions. She explains the 4 layers of dysfunction that are often the root cause of workplace issues and how to address them, emphasises the importance of clear communication and definition of goals and roles, and shares how the Waterline Model has helped her throughout her career, including as a wilderness instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School. Connect with the team • Follow Molly on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at TEDPods • Follow TED on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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