Ian Foster admits the ongoing All Blacks coaching saga has had an impact on his staff, prompting him to call a two-day management meeting.
Foster has made no secret of his disapproval of NZ Rugby's handling of the future appointment for the role after the 2023 World Cup.
He has since revealed he won't re-apply for the position, with Crusaders coach Scott Robertson tipped as his successor.
NZ Rugby expects to select the next All Blacks coach in the next 2-4 weeks, despite Foster's wishes to wait until after the tournament in France.
He concedes the growing uncertainty and constant speculation triggered a staff meeting two weeks ago to clear the air.
"We had a two-day management meeting about two weeks ago and we were able to clear the air a little bit, and talk about what's happening and the uncertainty," Foster told Sky Sport's Breakdown.
"It has created an interesting vibe in the group and we're a little bit unsure of what the processes are for communicating with that group.
"We're tight, we're really connected. I think the one thing we need to share with people is that we're 100 percent focused on this World Cup, that's all we wanted to do and that's where we want to be, but there will be things happening we're already starting to see.
"Joe Schmidt announced he wouldn't be applying, and Gilbert Enoka has come out and made a clear decision. There are some people that wanted certainty early and didn't want to be involved in his process, and there might be a few more.
Robertson and Japan coach Jamie Joseph are considered the leading candidates to replace Foster after the World Cup.
Foster won't be drawn into giving his opinion on what attributes are needed to coach the All Blacks coach, with his focus firmly on winning a record fourth World Cup for New Zealand.
"It's a new process, I think I've been pretty open about my views on the timing of this and quite frankly, I don't want to spend any more energy on it," he told Breakdown."I'm just focused on the World Cup and the people that have made the decisions, they can create their own criteria.
"It still remains a special job, a special team. It's multi-faceted in terms of what the expectations are as a head coach and hopefully they've thought through all of that."
