Accelerate Effectiveness: Why Can't We All Just Get Aligned?

WhyCan’tWeAllJustGetAlong Aligned?CatherineParsonsDhamijaBradFrancis

Whenmeetingwithyourdirectreportsyouareremindedhowbusytheyare,yettheyoftenmisstheirmostimportanttargets.

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Youreceiveconflictingmessages fromleaders,noneofwhichaligntotheorganization’svisionorstrategy

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Youfrequentlygotomeetingswherethereisnoclearagenda orobjectiveandtherearenoclearoutcomes

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HowdoIshiftmyteam’smindsetfromdoingtoleading;movingawayfromfirefightingtostartingtobeproactive

HowdoIempowermyteamtotakeownershipoveroutcomessothatthey

stopcomingbacktomeforinputoneverylittledecision?

Whyisitthatnomatterhowmeetings,conferencecalls,oroff-sitesIhold,myleadershipteamcontinuestomoveindifferentdirections?

Themostimportantprojectsacrossyourorganizationaregenerallydeliveredon-timeanddrivebusinesscasebenefits

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Candidfeedback isembracedwithinyourorganizationandisfoundational inhowyourteamoperates

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Yourteamregularlyconductscheckpointsonhowtheteamisfunctioning -essentiallyatthesamerateyoucheckpointonfinancialandprojectresults

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Buy-in&Commitment

HowdoIshiftmyteam’smindsetfromfirefighting

tobeingproactive?HowdoIempowermyteamtotakeownershipoveroutcomes?

Whydoesmyteamleaveconversationsandcontinue

tomoveindifferentdirections?

AlignedTeams

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WHAT HOW

5Pro-TipsCommittoasharedperspective

Clarifyhowteamsandindividualscontributetothebigpicture

Focusonoutcomes ratherthanactivities

Usecandor tofuelaccountability

Putinthehardwork;effectivenessdoesnotjusthappen!

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Companiesare

2xmorelikelytoreachtheirgoalswhenalllevelsoftheorganizationare

alignedandcommittedtosuccess

Pustkowski,R.,Scott,J.,&Tesvic,J.,(2014).WhyImplementationMatters.McKinsey&Company.






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$37billionwastedeveryyearbecauseemployees

donotfullyunderstandtheirjobs

Cognisco., (2008) $37Billion:Counting theCostofEmployeeMisunderstanding.InternationalDataCorporation

ThreeSectionswithIconsSubheadgoeshere

Youenteryourfirstmeetingandrecognizethatthereisnoclearagenda,therearenodefinedobjectives,andthustherearenoclearoutcomes






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3WaystoDrivetheShift:1. Everymeetingneedstohaveclear

objectives andanagenda

2. Minimizedistractions comingfromtheleft,right,andcenter

3. Givepeopletheabilitytosay“NO”

Thehallmarkofahealthycreativecultureisthatitspeoplefeelfreetoshareideas,opinions,andcriticisms.Lackofcandor,ifunchecked,ultimatelyleadstodysfunctionalenvironments

- EdCatmull,PresidentofPixar






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ClosingSlideCANDOR

CreatinganEnvironmentConducivetoCandor

3. Rewardandrecognizeahealthychallengeofideas

2. Beinquisitive ratherthandefensiveofideasindirectconflictwithyourown

1. Inviteallteammemberstocontributetheirideasandperspectives






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Allmembersofaneffectiveteam:Articulatetheorganization’svisionanddirectionclearlyandconsistently

Understandhowwhattheydofitsintothebigpicture

Courageouslypushbackonnon-valuedaddactivities

Calleachotheroutinanhonestyetprofessionalmanner

Dedicatetimeandenergytoteamimprovements

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CatherineParsonsDhamijaPartner,ManagerialDesign™[email protected]+1-416-775-7246

BradFrancisSeniorManager,ManagerialDesign™[email protected]+1-416-643-8352

Accelerate Effectiveness: Why Can't We All Just Get Aligned?

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