Spot It.
Your leaders pull in different directions. Meetings turn into debates that never resolve, or into polite silence followed by complaints in the hallway. Decisions keep getting reopened. Employees hear mixed messages and aren't sure whose direction to follow.
Sight It.
Leadership conflict usually comes from unclear goals, unclear roles or disagreements nobody has said out loud. Each leader may be focused on their own department instead of the whole company. There may be no agreed way to make decisions. And trust may be low, so people avoid open debate in the room and settle things outside it.
Solve It.
Get your leaders on the same page:
- Hold a focused session to agree on the company's top priorities for the coming year.
- Clarify each leader's responsibilities and what they can decide.
- Agree on how decisions will be made and how disagreements will be handled.
- Encourage honest debate in the room and unified support once a decision is made.
- Meet regularly as a leadership team to review progress together.
Leaders don't have to agree on everything. They do need to stand behind decisions once they are made.
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