We coach and facilitate leadership teams. Over the years we have worked with many leadership teams varying in size from 3 to over 100. Our work is to enable the team to find their real work or "primary task" and to function well (both with one another and as leaders to the organisation) to deliver this. It can seem like magic when a team clicks and “gets it”, but what produces this is a solid process and careful groundwork.
We work with Executive Boards where there is an ambition to step up to being a leadership team. Here is an example:
Edexcel Story.
In an initial briefing session with the client we ask what
outcomes you are looking for. While exploring this in some detail we create imaginative ways of conducting a meeting or workshops that will deliver the outcomes. Typically a client is looking for a team to unite and work together more closely, which means people need to tell the truth to one another openly, honestly and respectfully. With these conditions in place a team can find its passion and its purpose, develop clarity, grow in trust, and make the links needed.
We pay attention not only to content, but also to
behaviour and energy.
The Dialogue Workshop is one example of how we can work “live" and "in the moment” with an executive team.
Few leadership teams have realised their full power, and few team members do not need to become more skilful in their behaviour as colleagues and leaders. You can scratch the surface in a single meeting and it usually requires sustained coaching, feedback and practice over time.