What causes more trouble than almost anything else for businesses?
A lack of alignment on the leadership team.
If the wheels of your car aren’t lined up properly, you’ll wear out the tires and it’s hard to drive.
Same with your business.
Lack of alignment is a common trait we see working with clients and observing companies outside the FiveFour circle.
And I’m not just talking about the big goals and outcomes, as important as those lagging indicators are.
I’m also talking about alignment around roles, responsibilities, behaviors, meetings, etc. Those cultural components and business rhythms that must come before alignment around goals and outcomes.
Who leads a meeting? Who prepares agendas for clients? Who is responsible for follow-up? How do we conduct meetings and what are the expectations for action?
How do we talk to each other?
They may seem like small things but every leak in time and energy adds up and pretty soon the leadership team, and by extension, the rest of the company are going in different directions.
Sound familiar?
What is your leadership team doing to achieve and maintain alignment?
If you said “nothing” that might be what’s limiting the current performance of your business.
Drop me an email or book a call and we can examine the little things that are dragging you down every day.
Talk soon.