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Mastering Collaboration Skills
Trust building and collaborative decision-making are essential to organizational success. Collaboration involves the practice of breaking things down to their elements and determining what the true objectives are for each participant. Effective trust building, communication, and collaboration are skills that can be learned and mastered.
The principles of the Four Elements of Alignment are applied to build and extend these skills. Group members are guided through the Personal Insight Program in order to develop the framework of a shared vocabulary and approach to collaborative decision-making and leadership.
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Group Facilitation and Observation
Even the most effective leadership groups can lose their focus or fall into some bad habits. It is helpful to have a qualified and credible outsider provide a perspective and guidance related to the group’s dynamics. Boards, partnerships, and executive teams can benefit from our psychological, interpersonal dynamic, business, and strategic expertise. These services can be provided by the facilitation of group meetings, the observation and guidance of group processes, and other feedback methodologies.
Strategic Focusing
Comprehensive strategic focusing processes are applied to assist organizations in developing clarity and strategic direction. For organizations, boards, and management teams, this would involve investing in a collaborative situational assessment process, from which a clear situational "map" could be developed. This would then provide the foundation for implementing targeted strategic initiatives.
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Leadership and Organizational Transitions
Individuals and organizations can be successful, yet not be truly thriving or well positioned for the future. Providing for the next stage for any leader or enterprise requires the performance of a comprehensive situational assessment, as well as the development of specific targeted plans and programs. Consequently, attention must periodically be placed on personal and organizational resources and direction, which may then have to be altered, realigned, or exchanged. This involves investing in the development of clear leadership and organizational transition and succession plans.
Interim Executive Leadership
It can be helpful to have someone step into a leadership position on an interim basis to assist the organization during a transition period. This provides stability, time, and a platform to determine the most effective structure going forward. This would involve conducting a situational analysis, creating a spec for the permanent leadership position and structure, and recruiting the appropriate personnel. Once stabilized, the organization can choose to implement the best long-term solution.
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