Why is a clear vision statement critical to the success of your organisation? And how do you ensure that message is consistently communicated throughout your business?

Today we speak with Jen Roberts of Difference Consulting about the importance of cohesive alignment within your management team and what you can do to engender engagement within the workforce.

Learn:

* What causes the disconnect between business leaders and their management teams?

* What are some of the problems we can expect to encounter when the relationship between the business leader and the management team is out of alignment?

* How important is it to create a common vision to the success of what you’re trying to accomplish?

* Transparency, and communicating with your team on a daily basis

* It is very important to ensure that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined

* How can you determine whether your management team is aligned with your vision?

Links:

Difference Consulting

Jen’s articles on Forbes

Association for Talent Development

Gallup

 

When we think about our responsibility as leaders within our organisations, it’s paramount that we make every effort to ensure that we have a cohesive alignment with members of our own management team.

When I go into organisations, one of the biggest problems that I find is that there is a disconnect between the top leader and members of his own leadership team. And one of the things that I try to help them with, is how does this disconnect happen and what are the secrets of developing a progressive alignment with members of your team.

Today’s guest is going to give us those secrets that will make this alignment and develop this cohesive team.

Jen Roberts is the president and founder of Difference Consulting, a company specializing in helping companies build, develop and leverage the unique talents of their own people and teams internally through strategic consulting, executive coaching and proprietary leadership development programs. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, an accomplished author, and you can read her stuff on such websites as Forbes and the Association for Talent Development.

What causes the disconnect between business leaders and their management teams?

Leaders want to have clear strategic alignment with their management teams to drive workplace culture and productivity. But so many of these teams struggle with making that alignment a reality.

One of the big reasons that that happens, says Jen, is the message not being communicated correctly. Often leaders feel that they are communicating their message and key visions of the organisation clearly, but in fact they are not always interpreted by the team as intended or flowing from one team member to the other as you had imagined.

This can be a particular challenge for leaders that have been in the position for a long time with the same management team – the assumption often is that everybody is on the same page, but in actuality this might not be true. And this can start a domino effect throughout the entire workforce, affecting their engagement, satisfaction and productivity.

When a management team is aligned in terms of their communication and their decision making processes, is modelling the core values of the company and working towards a common vision and purpose, it is a beautiful thing. It leads to greater trust, respect, and productivity within the team. So when they are not aligned, all sorts of problems can occur.

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