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A leaders guide to senior team high performance
The question is are you a team of stars, or a star team?
Get a sense of what this is all about below 👇
The Challenge
So what do you think? Are you a team of stars or a star team?
Ever wondered how a roomful of high achievers can somehow combine to create masterfully crafted inertia? Some clarity and unity, but little agility. And so no 'Strategic Speed.'
You're not alone. And no, it's not just your team.
The Thing About Senior Teams
After 30+ years working with leadership teams across the UK and the world, I've watched the same barriers to high performance play out time and again. Smart, capable leaders. Clear business strategy. Decent market position. Yet somehow, the whole manages to be less than the sum of its parts.
Sound familiar?
What's Actually Going On Here?
Each week, I share one classic barrier to senior team performance. No management consulting waffle. No theoretical frameworks. Just straight-talking insights from the trenches of team leadership, including:
- Why your "aligned" senior team keeps pulling in different directions
- The real reason your strategic initiatives are not moving at pace
- What's actually happening in those suspiciously agreeable team meetings
- The uncomfortable truth about why your "open and honest culture isn't
- How clever people inadvertently sabotage collective performance
- Why your cross-functional collaboration isn't producing results
- Why team agility doesn't just mean "go faster"
What to Expect
* One short, punchy email per week
* Practical insights to provoke your thinking
* Zero management consulting jargon
* A few wry smiles of recognition
Who's This For?
Senior team leaders who know their team could be more than the sum of its parts
Leaders who've inherited an existing team and sense untapped potential
Senior executives who want faster strategy execution without throwing money at the problem
Who's This Not For?
Leaders looking for quick fixes or magic bullets
Anyone who believes team development means trust falls and singing Kumbaya
People who enjoy PowerPoint slides full of 2x2 matrices
Why Listen to Me?
I've spent 30+ years working with senior teams across multi sectors. I've seen what works, what doesn't, and most importantly - why. This series distils those insights into bite-sized, thought-provoking snippets.
No selling. No upselling. Just useful insights delivered to your inbox each week
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