Category: Bi-weekly Team Insights

For more than six months, at the request of his CEO, I worked with Mike, the President of a division within a global conglomerate. The charge I had was to support Mike in addressing the challenges he faced in leading his team through a period of significant business growth. Administering a 360 Degree feedback assessment…

It was inspiring to watch Wendy lead her commercial team. She had asked me to help transform her team into a high-performing function. Throughout our executive coaching journey, I got to know her well. Wendy was fondly known for her clever use of expression to clarify herintentions and expectations. She often described her team “kind…

At the heart of my approach to helping senior teams achieve Enduring Peak Performance lies effective leadership. Leading a senior team is a complex endeavor: leaders must navigate diverse personalities, manage intricate interpersonal dynamics, balance external expectations, and oversee numerous team complexities. Through my work with CEOs and senior teams, I emphasize five essential competencies…

Mike is the commercial leader of an executive team in the medical equipment sector. Mike has a wealth of experience and is widely recognized as a world expert in his field. He is frequently featured as a keynote speaker at conferences around the globe. Within the company, few key meetings happen without Mike’s active participation.…

Executive teams’ function with a vast amount of knowledge. These teams have access to business-critical information and are expected to make important decisions with the available information. Ideally, there is clarity about what information is shared and the expectations for action by each team member. However, when critical data is shared ineffectively or inefficiently within…

Decision paralysis in executive teams occurs when the decision-making process slows or stalls due to obstacles. The inefficiency of decision paralysis often goes unnoticed because it develops gradually, and its impact is subtle. Cultural team norms, like centralized decision-making or an overemphasis on consensus, can reinforce or unintentionally perpetuate decision paralysis. These cultural norms may…

It’s a familiar scenario. In an executive meeting, the team gathers to discuss the status of the business and provide functional updates in each leaders’ respective areas. Mary: “The next point on our agenda is to discuss how we will close the gap in our revenue for the last quarter of the year.  I believe…