Category: Bi-weekly Team Insights
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Fourth of Five Team Leadership Competencies: Transparent Communicator…Yet Authentically Vulnerable
In the first article on the five team leadership competencies, I shared Wendy’s story, highlighting her strengths as a Clear Messenger and Flexible Adaptor. The fourth leadership competency introduces an important distinction: being a Transparent Communicator versus a Clear Messenger like Wendy. A Clear Messenger focuses on simplifying the message for clarity. A Transparent Communicator…
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Third of Five Team Leadership Competencies: Decisive Leader…Yet Open Collaborator
Striking the right balance between being a Decisive Leader and an Open Collaborator is a foundation of exceptional team leadership. Demonstrating this balance is not science but a carefully crafted art form of team leadership. Practicing decisiveness, yet being open to collaboration is a leadership competency that is about knowing when to step up and…
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Second of Five Team Leadership Competencies: Empathetic Listener …Yet Constructive Challenger
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…
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First of Five Team Leadership Competencies: Clear Messenger…Yet Flexible Adaptor
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…
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Introduction: Leadership at the Core of Creating an Enduring Peak Performing Team
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…
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How does your team cope with the Unity Disruption Dilemma?
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.…
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Information Flow Gaps. The Third of Three Hidden Team Inefficiencies.
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…