Team collaboration › Common situations
Our leadership team isn't pulling together
A group of strong leaders isn't the same as a strong leadership team. Each one runs their own area well, and the shared agenda at the top gets less attention than it should.
What's often going on
- Each leader fights for their own area, and the shared result drifts. That's Everyone's Own Patch.
- Decisions made at the top get reopened further down the line.
- The teams below see the gaps at the top before anyone says so.
What helps
- An honest picture of how the leadership team works, and how it lands with the teams below
- Agreeing what the leadership team owns together, not just individually
- Checking again with the teams below, so the leaders can see what's moved
For this one, we'd usually start with a conversation with the CEO or MD, about what the leadership team needs to see.
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Which assessment do you use?
Often the Leading Teams Profile or The Five Dysfunctions. It depends on what the leaders need to see.
Can it run alongside our leadership program?
Yes. It works well alongside Stop Doing, Start Leading or a program you already run.
Other situations we've worked with:
My team won't speak upDecisions keep getting reopenedI've inherited a teamWe've got our engagement survey results. Now what?A change is on its wayAI is arriving faster than our habitsA new or restructured teamThe hard conversations aren't happeningDifferences are pulling the team apartWe want stronger safety leadership
My team won't speak upDecisions keep getting reopenedI've inherited a teamWe've got our engagement survey results. Now what?A change is on its wayAI is arriving faster than our habitsA new or restructured teamThe hard conversations aren't happeningDifferences are pulling the team apartWe want stronger safety leadership