Leadership Alignment
Strategy. Communication. Connection.
Leadership teams are rarely short of intelligence.
What they’re often short of is alignment - both in business and as human beings.
Different priorities.
Different communication styles.
Different interpretations of the strategy.
When that happens, teams slow down, decisions become messy and people leave meetings thinking often very different things.
Leadership Alignment sessions help teams get onto the same page and quickly.
I run award-winning leadership sessions that help teams align, think creatively and strengthen how they work together.
Why humour helps serious work
These sessions use humour and improvisation techniques to unlock better conversations.
Not because we’re trying to turn your leadership team into comedians (although that has happened)
But because humour is one of the fastest ways to:
• break down barriers
• build trust
• encourage honest conversation
• unlock creativity
When people laugh together, they tend to think better together too.
And suddenly the difficult strategic conversations become a lot easier.
Co-running an award winning Stand Up appraoch to Strategic Leadership with Charlie Curson
When organisations bring me in
Leadership Alignment sessions are often used for moments such as:
• strategy off-sites
• leadership team resets
• post-merger team integration
• new leadership teams forming
• organisational change or transformation
• improving communication across senior teams
The sessions combine structured facilitation with interactive exercises drawn from comedy, theatre and storytelling.
Which sounds unusual but works remarkably well.
Part of off-site for 230 Microsoft sales leaders
What teams gain
Teams typically leave with:
• clearer shared understanding of strategy
• stronger communication between leaders
• greater trust and openness
• fresh energy and creativity
• practical tools they can keep using
These sessions have been delivered for organisations including Microsoft, Unilever and Alinma Bank.
In fact, the programme Leading with Laughter recently won the Titan Gold Award for Best B2B Event.
Which still feels slightly surreal.
But the real result is leadership teams that communicate better and make decisions faster.
Running session with Dr Leon Lloyd for Amex
