Our Approach
It Starts with the Right Team
Building YOUR Roadmap to Leadership Team Alignment and High Performance
Alignment means bringing a group of independent, high-achieving individuals to work cohesively and support each other to advance the company’s priorities.
“Orla and Susan helped our executive team understand how to be more direct and clearer when we
talk to each other, so we can have healthy and constructive conflict. The results have been worth the time and investment.”
Ray Sciuckas
President, Fastmore Logistics
Cornerstones of an Aligned Team
Every roadmap is different because every leadership team is different. However, there are certain milestones that are essential to alignment. We will design your roadmap to make it easy for your team to reach each milestone.
TRUST
OPEN COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
RESULTS
How We Help You Get There
Diagnosing the Team Dynamics
Interviews & Report
We interview each team member to build a picture of how they view the team, what works, what doesn’t, and how well the leader inspires and leads. We compile a report, which we share first with the leader and then with the entire team.
This intel is invaluable. The confidentiality of the interviews allows for honest input and helps us build rapport with each person.
Roadmap Outline
We present the roadmap outline to the leader. This includes which leadership assessments we will use to develop awareness of the team’s patterns, the steps needed to resolve challenging dynamics, and how we will build on existing strengths.
The more open the team leader is to feedback about themselves and the team, the more we can pave the way for a successful outcome.
Getting the Team Ready
We meet with the team – in person or online – to present the findings from the interviews and share the roadmap and timeline for the engagement. We ensure everyone understands the benefits of the process and what is expected of them.
By involving each member at every step, we address any resistance upfront and create the foundation for constructive dialogue.
Implementing the Roadmap
Assessments
Assessments build self-awareness and accountability, which are key to successful collaboration. We use them to uncover strengths (both untapped and over-utilized ones), blind spots, and development needs at the individual and team level. Each member’s results are first discussed one-on-one and then shared with the executive team.
Assessments provide the team with a common language and a safe tool to discuss challenging behaviors and difficult issues productively.
Team Sessions
These are the core component of the leadership team alignment process. Using the results of both interviews and assessments, the team learns to understand each other, be open and vulnerable, and engage in hard conversations. They commit to more effective ways of working together. They get to resolve conflicts in real time.
The true alignment happens in the team sessions as members develop awareness of their synergies, build greater trust, and improve communication.
Individual Coaching
Individual sessions give each leader a private space to work on their development needs and explore what’s challenging them in team sessions. One-on-one discussions help them deepen their awareness of how they are showing up. They also prepare them to be honest and open when addressing difficult topics with the team.
Sharing each member’s progress with the team makes everyone aware of the importance of their individual inputs, increasing engagement.
Your Leaders Roadmap Will Be:
Empowering
Made to leverage the individual and combined strengths of your executive team.
Pragmatic
Grounded in the unique everyday reality of the team as well as your company’s goals.
Effective
Designed to be easy and clear to implement to put you on the fast track to high performance.
Clarity, Alignment, and a Plan That Works
Get clarity on the invisible dynamics that are slowing your team down. Whether you’re facing leadership friction, strategic misalignment, or performance issues—we’ll help you uncover the root cause and map a path forward.
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