"My new favorite team ritual: A weekly meeting called "Fight Club" where you meet with your leadership team with the intention of having a conflict.

This unconventional team ritual introduces "Fight Club" meetings where leadership teams intentionally engage in structured conflict to surface hidden disagreements and challenge assumptions. By creating a safe space for productive disagreement, teams can address underlying tensions, test ideas more rigorously, and make better decisions through constructive debate. Engineering leaders will learn how to implement this counterintuitive approach to team dynamics, transforming potential workplace friction into a powerful tool for organizational alignment and improved decision quality.