KEY 3Alignment

AALIGNMENT

Leadership Role Conductor: Steer It

DevelopmentOpportunity

Communication/Productivity

Like a conductor of a symphony, today’s leader is out front watching what’s going on, keeping everyone on the right track, steering team members toward the organization’s strategic priorities, and listening to their best ideas on how to get there.

Alignment means your strategic priorities and the day-to-day operations of your team are synchronized. Their tactics are carrying out your strategies.

The old “command and control” structure no longer works. As I pointed out in my recent book, What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do,14 there’s a constant pressure in the business world to do more and become more productive, creating a rush ...

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