An organization`s fate hinges on its CEO-right? Not according to the authors of Senior Leadership Teams. They argue that in today`s world of neck-snapping change, demands on leaders in top roles are rapidly outdistancing the capabilities of any one person—no matter how talented. Result? Chief executives are turning to their enterprise`s senior leaders for help. Yet many CEOs stumble when creating a leadership team. One major challenge is that senior executives often focus more on their individual roles than on the top team`s shared work. Without the CEO`s careful attention to setting the team up correctly, these high-powered managers often have difficulty pulling together to move their organization forward. Sometimes they don`t even agree about what constitutes the right path forward. The authors explain how to determine whether your organization needs a senior leadership team. Then, drawing on their study of 100+ top teams from around the world, they explain how to create a clear and compelling purpose for your team, get the right people on it, provide structure and support, and sharpen team members` competencies—and your own. Timely and practical, this book enables you to create and sustain a leadership team whose members learn from one another while collaborating to pursue your company`s objectives.
