The Next Leadership Team

6 How leadership approach and situational constraints shape leadership team building

DOI: 10.4324/9781003324577-10

In the previous chapter, we discussed the general principles of building a leadership team (either a top team or a leadership team within a business or function) once members have been selected. However, these general principles need to be adapted to the demands of the leadership approach and the situational constraints to implement a consistent approach that creates high performance.

Take, for instance, John Hinshaw, the group chief operating officer at HSBC. When Hinshaw was appointed to the role, he was tasked to transform the operations of HSBC by bringing to the bank a different perspective from his own background in technology. ...