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Is Your Team Really Aligned?
Do you know whether you have true team alignment or just passive compliance? On the surface, passive compliance has the look and feel of courteous agreement between people: People are nodding their heads, dissent is not obvious, and there is talk about next steps. Everything is fine…right?

A week later, deadlines are being pushed (for no obvious reason), you are getting copied on communications between players that reveal discord and conflict. Time to call another meeting?

Some symptoms of a poorly aligned team include: poor or failed execution, lack of clarity about priorities, low morale, absence of healthy debate, lack of ownership or follow through, underground communications (gossip, “us versus them” thinking)

A truly aligned team is vocal about its concerns – they spend the time to work out their differences – and when they do actually align, they are ready to move forward with the power of each individual’s 100% commitment to a clear objective. To get an initial snap shot of your level of team alignment take the True Team Alignment Survey.

As the name implies, the True Alignment Process is not a one-time event (like a team-building workshop), but rather a consulting intervention that uses solid assessment, team facilitation and expert coaching throughout the process. With this approach, we are able to deliver two results at once: an aligned team and coaching and training for leaders on how to achieve true alignment with their own teams in the future.

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True Alignment Process Indicators
  1. Major Change Initiative
  2. You wish to obtain broad ownership of a new direction (mission, purpose or strategy) and there are differing views on how to plan or implement the change process.

  3. Post Merger Integration
  4. Your company has just acquired (or merged with) a company with different systems, processes and culture. The merger team is composed of a variety of stakeholders from both heritage companies with sometimes, divergent perspectives.

  5. From Good To Great
  6. You are a good team delivering solid results curious about what it takes to be a great, high-performing team.

  7. Large Capital Project
  8. You are the project manager of a large capital project that will take more than 6 months to complete. True Alignment will be crucial for delivering on time and under-budget.

  9. Joint Ventures
  10. According to the Conference Board of New York, “Of Fortune 1000 Companies, the percent of profits generated by strategic alliances and other business collaborations has risen from less than 5% in 1985 to 25% in 2005.” Getting all critical issues on the table up front and aligning on a path forward with all stakeholders is crucial for the success of the venture

  11. Good Team Gone South
  12. Somewhere along the way, relationships soured, and now it is affecting productivity.

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