Why Better Air Quality Leads To Better Team Performance

LeadershipLeadership StrategiesWhy Better Air Quality Leads To Better Team PerformanceByC200,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We are female leaders committed to advancing women in business.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 10:44am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Indoor air quality rarely appears in dashboards or leadership discussions.Zehnder GroupBy C200 Member Valentina Videva Dufresne Organizations are built to drive and track results. As such, most leaders have clear visibility into performance metrics such as revenue, cost, output, and timelines. However, far fewer have visibility into one of the key conditions shaping those outcomes: the air people breathe.Indoor air quality rarely appears in dashboards or leadership discussions, yet it directly affects how people think, how long they can focus, and how effectively they make decisions throughout the day. It sits outside the systems used to manage performance, even though it influences how that performance is achieved.Leadership starts with deciding what to pay attention to before it becomes obvious or urgent. Indoor air quality is one of those factors. Improving performance requires more than tracking results.Understanding the conditions that shape how people think and work each day becomes a fundamental aspect of workplace environment and a key consideration for leadership when evaluating organizational improvements beyond the standard performance metrics.Air Quality Affects How People Think And Decide People spend nearly 90% of their professional and personal time indoors and the conditions within a building directly influence how individuals process information, sustain focus, and make decisions throughout the day. The connection between indoor air quality and performance is measurable and it has been studied across both controlled and real-world environments.MORE FOR YOUIn a s...