In whatever business or organization you enter, a strategy has been defined and strategic goals have been set. Yet members of the board or management often appear to understand and explain the same strategy differently, and they all work toward different goals. Science has shown that doesn’t work.

The Top Team Alignment module provides a concrete, understandable, and clear direction based on strategic goals, choices, and values that are actually shared and seen as common by the top team. Such a team is all-important for alignment in the broader organization, because “alignment trickles down.” If it’s not there at the top of the organization, don’t expect it on the shop floor.

The starting point is a Strategic Alignment Quick Scan that reveals how people within the board or management think about strategy. Following this, we conduct strategic dialogue sessions and/or workshops with the team in which we increase alignment and establish a shared strategic agenda.