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When has ‘togetherness’ in your team achieved success? In my early leadership career, I was a deputy head of a school. 🎓 I couldn’t understand why cliques were a common element among the staff. It felt almost tribal at times, with bickering and gossip being a regular thing. It was frustrating and confusing because, to me at least, it seemed obvious that we all had a shared goal. It became exhausting and demoralising as more of my time and energy was directed towards managing peoples conflicts, and problems. 😐There was no alignment. 😓There was no team unity. ❌There was no team identity. I got through it with a lot of red bull, sleepless nights and an unhealthy attachment to work that led me to exhaustion and burnout. I eventually left to work at another school alongside setting up first consultancy 'All In'. I had a passionate desire to understand team dynamics and leadership better. That was over 12 years ago. And over those years my understanding of team psychology has deepened and refined. And here’s the thing, the root of team psychology is really simple. We all need belonging, that sense that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. Human beings WILL find that belonging wherever they can. At work, if the collective identity towards the 'Big We' is weaker than exclusive ‘Little We' cliques within an organisation, individuals are likely to form or retreat into silos as a means of finding that belonging and security. What’s the key takeaway here? ➡️The identity of the ‘Big We’ needs to be intentional, otherwise fragmentation is inevitable. That was the core problem all those years ago. We had a goal, but we didn't do the work to identify who we were and align to it. Now it’s my role as a Executive and Leadership Coach to ensure that the cornerstone of team identity is in place, and that everyone is on the same page. Without it, your team is no stronger than a house of cards. If you’d like to find out more about solidifying your team identity, DM me ‘TEAM’ and let’s chat. -------- 👋🏼 Hi, I’m Tamson. I help align and unify Leadership Teams to deliver change and growth for the benefit of all their stakeholders. Follow me for zero-cost, practical tools and insights to help your Leadership Team align and unify for epic success. How aligned is your Leadership Team? Check out my free scorecard to find out https://lnkd.in/eembqnD4 #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipteam #teamalignment

Why do some Leadership Teams excel, and some don’t? It’s not luck, it’s not raw talent, and it’s not because of the particular industry they are working in. The truth is, Leadership Teams that excel have developed ‘togetherness’ and a sense of 'belonging'. 'Togetherness' and 'belonging' create unity and alignment. This means your Leadership Team: 🙌 Are agile and resilient to change. 🚀 See challenges and differences as opportunities for growth. 😊 Feel confident in their communication. ➡️ Move forward together towards a goal or vision. The first step on your journey to aligning and unifying your Leadership Team begins with AWARENESS. 'What gets measured, gets managed". Have you taken our Leadership Team alignment scorecard yet? It only takes a few minutes to complete and will give you an insight into where your Leadership Team is well-aligned and where there is room for improvement. Link below 👇🏼 #leadershipcoaching #executivecoaching #alignment

Catch these early signs of the dreaded ‘team silo’. Let’s say it like it is… 🤯 Team silos can ruin effectiveness. 🛑 Team silos decrease productivity. 😞 Team silos are energy draining. 💣 Team silos don’t do the business any good. And yet, in many ways, they are quite normal. Put humans together and there is as much a tendency towards disconnection as there is towards cooperation. However, an aligned and unified team is rooted in the ability to: 😁 Communicate well and move through challenges with confidence and ease. And that takes an intentional effort. In my early career as a Deputy Head of a secondary school in Leeds, I felt powerless and exhausted at the fragmentation of our team when a silo arose. However, acknowledging silos in your team and addressing the cause can lead to: ✅ Higher productivity ⬆️ Increase in effectiveness 🚀 Better resilience to challenges. Silos cause problems. But problems are solvable. #leadershipcoaching #executivecoaching #alignment #silos

The #1 sign a team is out of alignment It’s actually really simple to spot and is often right in front of you. ❌ You don’t need to be a psychology expert. ❌ Nor do you need to be a master at body language. And you certainly don’t need to spend hours spying on your team looking for clues – that would be RIDICULOUS. 😏 ♦️The answer is usually right in front of you. ♦️In fact, the answer is right inside you. ♦️ It starts with you and how you’re feeling. Let me explain… Do you sometimes, or often feel: 🤯 frustrated, annoyed, or discouraged in your role/work/team. 🤨 indecisive or lacking confidence in your decision-making. 😞 a lack of trust in your role/work/team. 😩 it’s hard to manage conflict. 🤔 it’s hard to delegate. 😤 angry, tired or lost. Let’s say it like it is…. Do you experience stress, tension or overwhelm in your role/work/team? These are the signs that you are in a misaligned or fragmented team. Because... The #1 sign of a misaligned team is HOW YOU FEEL about your role and your Leadership Team. You will know when your team is unified and aligned because you will feel: 🤩 Inspired and energised to work. 😇 Enthusiastic and like you are making a difference. 😍 A sense of togetherness that, quite honestly, feels GREAT. How aligned is your leadership team? Take our 3 min scorecard in the link below to find out 👇🏼 #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipteam #teamidentity #success

Avoiding conflict is NOT the GOAL ⚽️ Conflicts, disagreements and fragmentations are inevitable. ESPECIALLY in a high-performing Leadership Team. We’re all human, right? The truth is… Sometimes in teams, we experience: - Poor communication - processes not working - People in conflict and confusion - Dynamics and ideas breaking down - People feeling p*ssed off and frustrated How we respond to these inevitable experiences will determine whether we can leapfrog into a whole new level of alignment, unification, and togetherness. Sometimes… Just sometimes… Conflict is the energy needed to grow bigger and stronger. Do you agree? If you have conflicts or misalignments in your team that need addressing now, I can help you Kintsugi your Leadership Team. DM me to set up a discovery call 🙌. #leadershipcoaching #executivecoaching #leadershipgoals #leadershipdevelopment #disruption

The #1 High Performance trait I see time and again A commitment to experimentation! 🙌 I saw this first hand working with the excellent Leadership Team at Defected Records, while supporting them through a management buyout. We worked on their 'identity pillars' to engage and build confidence and trust amongst the Leadership Team. One of those pillars stands out among the rest: ‘Fail Fast, Fix Faster’ These 4 simple words opened the doors to levels of communication and collaboration... It became a core value that everyone in the Leadership Team got behind. It sparked a culture of innovation and empowerment across the team. ‘Fail Fast, Fix Faster’ encouraged everyone to experiment, and given the talent of the team, most experiments were a huge success. Dots began joining between departments and the business went from strength to strength. Trying new things is vulnerable because it takes courage, because there's always a risk. 'Fail Fast, Fix Faster' turned that on its head. Failure was reframed as part of the innovative process. Psychological safety increased and the team had full permission to try new things. A Leadership Team aligned and unified doesn't take super powers, its about a common understanding of what you are committing to as a team and knowing how to align to it. Interested to know how aligned your Leadership Team is? Check out our free scorecard in the comments below. #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipteam #teamidentity #success #align

Solving Wicked Problems Like a Boss All Leadership Teams have Wicked Problems. 🕰️ Wicked Problems are problems that linger. 😰 Wicked Problems usually cause a lot of emotion. 🕳️ Wicked Problems are icky, awkward and won’t go away. To solve a Wicked Problem, it’s important to start with a simple truth: There will ALWAYS be problems. AND there will ALWAYS be solutions (even if they’re not immediately obvious). It’s here that collective intelligence offers so much: Diversity of perspectives. Diversity of skill sets and experiences. Diversity of thinking and reasoning. Once the problem has been properly articulated, half the work is done. With team intelligence on your side + a wickedly simple 3-step structure = Wicked Problems are a piece of cake. The Wicked Problems Framework is one of my favourite sessions to host. Leadership Teams love it. 🎢They’re exciting 🧠Always Insightful 🚀And never ever boring Everyone gets to actively collaborate and contribute. Solving Wicked Problems like this together helps to align and unify your team… Because: Everyone is focused in the same direction. There’s a real sense of togetherness. Everyone’s voice gets heard. So, in a very real sense… Wicked Problems hold tremendous power to align and unite your Leadership Team. That’s great news! ----- Hello, I'm Tamson 😊 an Executive and Leadership Coach If you have a Wicked Problem that is causing frustration, fragmentation and feelings, DM me ‘WICKED' and let’s empower your team solve it through awesome collaboration. #collaboration #problemsolving #leadership #team

“The results were immediately apparent” The Amara Leadership Programme has three distinct levels: ✅ DISCOVER ↳ Assessing your Leadership Team’s current dynamics ✅ EVOLVE ↳ Develop leadership skills and Team Alignment ✅ ADVANCE ↳ Sustain your Leadership Team Alignment I’ve been working with a Leadership Team in Romania since last year and we’re now in the ADVANCE stage of the Leadership Programme. The aim is to sustain Leadership Alignment through regular reviews, skills sessions and progress evaluations. This is so important, because without the check-ins and ongoing commitment, it’s human nature to fall back into old habits and patterns. The impact of our work together is profound The Leadership Team’s the results of the team's level of collaboration is staggering. For instance the Leadership Team recently created a critical and impressive. In their own words… "Up to now I've never seen such an effective level of collaboration in the team. Tamson actively listened to us, comprehended our differences, helped us identify our common ground, and then customised both the Leadership Programme and her approach to maximise its effectiveness. The results were immediately apparent. Every leader grew more confident and self-aware of their strengths and weaknesses. They also learned how to leverage these qualities to achieve collective team intelligence and make greater contributions to the business. Consequently, we decided to conduct this exercise on a quarterly basis.” Silvia Calistru, Head of Recruitment & People Development, SCC RO If your Leadership Team is showing signs of misalignment and frustration, try our free scorecard to get a temperature check on your team's level of alignment. See link in comments:

Leadership Team Alignment is AWESOME Let’s break it down… ✅Alignment simply means everything is working well and problems are prioritised for solving without unnecessary delays. ❌Mis-alignment is confusion and stagnation, where issues linger and disrupt flow. ✅Alignment welcomes diverse opinions, different personalities, and embraces conflict as a route to transformation. ❌Mis-alignment is rigidity and uniformity, avoiding healthy debate and innovation. ✅Alignment is working towards a shared goal, with shared values AS WELL AS individual values that complement the shared ones. ❌Mis-alignment is clashing goals and values, where personal agendas undermine team unity. ✅Alignment feels great. You are clear on what needs to get done, you are creative and feel safe to experiment and try new things. ❌Mis-alignment is frustrating, it dulls creativity and discourages new initiatives. #alignment #teamunity —--- 👋 Hi, I'm Tamson. I help you align your Leadership Team for growth and success. For simple, effective and lasting leadership tools, I provide Individual Coaching, Group Coaching and Inspirational Talks. Curious about working with me? DM for an informal chat. Best case? You kickstart your Leadership Team's alignment (and earn the respect your team deserves) 🚀 Serious about your team's alignment? Try my free scorecard - website link at the top of the post ☝ #leadershipcoaching #leadershiptraining

Leadership Programmes DON’T work? Only 11% of Executives in a McKinsey & Company study believe that their leadership development interventions achieved and sustained the desired results. That’s a frighteningly low number in an industry that is supposed to be worth $50 billion. Why? What’s going wrong? It’s not the lack of potency. Nope. Leadership Programmes often contain gold. Most are brimming with excellent strategies, tools and insights. It’s something else… It comes down to the way our brains are wired. Our brains come with factory settings that resist change. So it’s not just teaching skills, it’s about rewiring habits. And here we see the root of the problem. The timeless and well known wisdom: ❌Old habits are hard to break. ✅New habits are hard to form. You see, it’s not just strategy, there’s a psychology to changing behaviour. It can be boiled down to these three things: ✅Self-awareness ✅A willingness to grow ✅The effort to experiment None of that is easy. Sometimes it’s effortful work and it can be uncomfortable. So the psychological buy-in and the commitment needs to be at the level of the individual. Without the explicit togetherness in their shared vision, unified goals and overall ‘why’, human brains fall back into old familiar grooves. Excitement fades, alignment drifts and impact is short-lived. That’s the reason only 11% of leadership development interventions achieve and sustain the desired results. The outcome of implementing this psychology is Team Alignment. My commitment is to provide my clients with the best coaching and training infused with the psychology for lasting results that leads to personal and team alignment. "The transformation to the team’s dynamics and communication has been invaluable. It has given us an exceptional platform to tackle our future plans.” Jamie Talbot, MD, Caval Ltd “The togetherness, accountability and productivity of the team has all increased. Working with Tamson is a breath of fresh air”. Wez Saunders, CEO, Defected Records #change #results —------- 👋 Hi, I'm Tamson. I help you align your Leadership Team to deliver change and growth. For simple, effective and lasting leadership tools, I provide Individual Coaching, Group Coaching and Inspirational Talks. Curious about working with me? DM me for an informal chat. Worst case? We’re not a fit, yet you got clarity on what you need. Best case? You kickstart your team's alignment (and gain the respect your Leadership Team deserves) 🚀 Serious about your Leadership Team's alignment? Try my free scorecard - follow the website link in the comments below 👇🏼 #leadershipcoaching #leadershiptraining