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Why do capable teams so often underperform? More than a century ago, the Ringelmann experiment showed that adding people can reduce collective effort rather than increase it. This reflection explores social loafing, coordination loss, and why motivation alone is not enough. Drawing on research and examples from elite sports, it asks what allows some teams to move closer to flow — and why leadership is less about pushing effort and more about shaping the conditions for collect