Domain · Areas of Expertise

Organisational Behaviour

Team dynamics, leadership, and change management - tested on the shop floor and on the competition floor.

This domain draws as much from captaining a national fencing team and coaching over 70 athletes as it does from the classroom - leadership and team performance under pressure are the same problem whether the "shop floor" is a factory or a competition mat.

Hands-on Tools

Diagnose the team

🎯 My framework - Theory of Constraints for teams

Team Constraint Diagnostic

Original Framework

Most team assessments average your scores across dimensions - and hide the one thing actually limiting performance. This framework adapts Theory of Constraints from operations management: a team's real throughput is set by its weakest dimension, not its average one - the same way one slow station caps an entire production line, no matter how fast the others run.

Trust Communication Role Clarity Accountability Psychological Safety Coordination & Cohesion Motivation & Engagement

Rate each dimension and diagnose.

See the asymmetry for yourself - simulate improving the constraint versus improving your strongest dimension by the same amount:

Cite or Adopt This Framework

Ramachandran, S. (2026). Team Constraint Diagnostic: A Theory-of-Constraints Framework for Team Performance Assessment [Web-based framework]. Retrieved from https://saranraj.site/projects/organisational-behaviour/#tool-constraint

Ask About Using It

No mail app? Write to fencer.saran@gmail.com directly.

🤝 3-style leadership lean

Leadership Style Self-Assessment

Leadership

Rate how strongly each statement reflects your default approach (1 = rarely, 5 = almost always) to see your lean across three classic leadership styles.

I set clear direction and expect it to be followed I involve the team in decisions before finalizing them I hand off ownership and let capable people run with it I step in quickly when standards slip I prioritize consensus over speed I trust the team to self-correct without my input

Rate each item and calculate.

👥 Team-stage diagnosis

Team Development Stage Finder

Team Dynamics

Select the behavior that best matches your team right now to identify its Tuckman stage.

Which best describes the team today?

Select a description and identify.

Case Study

Leadership Under Pressure

Full details in the Beyond Academics section of the homepage.

2018–19

Captain, National Team - All India National Fencing

GND University, Punjab

Led a national team under direct competitive pressure, translating individual talent into coordinated performance - the team achieved a historic medal-winning result.

2021

Peak Performance Coach, National Fencing

Anna University Team

Worked directly with national-level athletes on performance strategy and mindset - applied organisational behaviour concepts (motivation, goal-setting, resilience) outside a classroom setting.

2019, 2022–24

Head Coach, Ball Badminton (NSO Camps & Induction Programs)

Anna University, MIT Campus

Mentored 70+ players across multiple cohorts on motor skills, fitness, resilience, and goal-setting - repeated, hands-on team-development practice.