Leadership Team Effectiveness
What is your team not saying, and what is it costing?
The anonymous questions on day 2 triggered a conversation that needed to happen
Senior leadership team member, Rio Tinto, 2026
Are the real conversations happening in the car park?
Most leadership teams don’t have a capability problem. They have a few conversations they haven’t had.
Honest feedback happens outside the room, or not at all.
Decisions stall because the right people aren’t saying what they think.
Meetings take the time but don’t produce the decision.
Two functions are in open conflict at the same table.
Four steps. One to two days in the room.
After 30 to 60 days the team scores itself again against the same baseline.
Step 1
See the team as it is
A confidential conversation with each member, and the GRIP team assessment, scored by the team.
Step 2
Get to the real conversation
Personal depth first, then an honest look at how style and culture play out in this team.
Step 3
Work a live issue
The team brings a real decision or project and works it in the room.
Step 4
Commit in front of peers
A few behaviours in the team’s own words, with personal commitments made out loud.
Who it’s for
Executive teams
The top team, working on how it leads the organisation together.
Leadership teams
Senior and middle leadership teams. Most of this work happens here.
Intact teams
Frontline included: the site team, the project team, a shift crew.
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said the program meaningfully progressed their effectiveness as a team
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left with personal commitments they intend to follow through on
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felt safe to be open and honest in the room
Global technology company2026Two-day workshop
Why the hard conversation actually happens
Nobody goes first alone
The team leader opens, by naming what they need to do differently.
Small group before full room
Hard themes are worked in threes and fours first.
Name the dynamic, not the person
Friction is a pattern with a cost, not someone’s fault.
Why do leadership teams fail?
Rarely for lack of effort. Usually it’s unclear goals, overlapping roles, and things nobody will say out loud.
How long does it take?
One to two days face to face, with preparation before and a re-measure 30–60 days after. A single team day is a smaller way in.
Is this team building?
No. The team works its own issues, in its own language.
When you are ready
It starts with a conversation with the team leader.
30 minutes. No obligation. We’ll tell you whether we can help.
