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Leaders Build Alignment

Cathie Leimbach • October 21, 2020
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"Leaders have three fundamental responsibilities: they craft a vision, they build alignment, and they champion execution."

Work of Leaders. Straw, Cullard, Kukkonen, & Davis.



How often do you refer to your organization's most recent strategic plan?  Do you have a clear understanding of the organization's priorities and direction?

 

  1. Are you clear on what your team is to do to support the organization's success?
  2. Have you clarified with your downline what is expected from them to fulfill the priorities in the strategic plan?
  3. Has your leader discussed what you are being held accountable to achieve?


A great vision may have been crafted, but the plan won’t be executed well unless everyone in the organization is on the same page. Leaders are responsible for:

  • communicating the vision,
  • discussing the why and the how of the vision
  • celebrating progress towards the vision along the way, and
  • ensuring realignment when the work train veers off the tracks.


Fulfilling the vision requires that leaders build and maintain alignment throughout the organization so its resources are applied to its goals. How well do you ensure your downline is aligned with the organization’s priorities so staff are focused on what the organization is paying them to do rather on their personal agendas?

 

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