HOW JOINED-UP HELPS Leadership TEAMS

Joined-Up empowers organisational leadership and we expect clients to take ownership of outcomes. By doing this, we ensure clients have the best chance of sustaining the changes they need to make and build their own capability for this to happen. 

Our approach is inspired by the Kokorazashi character in creating an alignment of vision and action. It blends four elements of leadership support into a defined program with clear outcomes. The different delivery approaches are explained in below. 

Strategy formation and Strategy deployment require significantly different approaches. Different discussions, different mindset and distinct outcomes.

The Joined-Up Strategy model captures the essence of strategic direction. It is a big picture, free from operational details, simple in nature and meaningful in intent. Strategic direction addresses the external forces and looks long term. 

A strategic plan then builds a short to medium term plan based on the strategic direction. This plan is realistic but remains high level, avoiding detail that should be developed further down the organisation. 

Aligning the Board and Executive team comes down to creating a Joined-Up focus on the conversation. Are you discussing the right things? It means rebalancing the focus of a board from simple compliance to adding value to the organisation. 

This includes focusing on the words 'Chief Executive Officer' and the role of the Board and Executive and the breaking down of silos to creative productivity through the alignment of shared goals and common processes.  

Historically businesses have struggled to clarify the role of external or independent support. With the advent of a clear best practice framework ABF101, there is a much greater opportunity to clearly define purpose and impact expected of an Advisory Board. Jon Lindsay is a Certified Advisory Board Chair and can assist Owners and Directors shape a functionally appropriate and adaptable structure.

Defining an execution or strategy deployment process occurs by developing a rigorous approach to key performance and behaviours, underpinned by strong accountability. Leadership work to create an ownership culture and transparency through the use of Visual Management. 

This creates conversation for action so change occurs at all levels of the organisation. 

To support the organisation leaders, ongoing support is provided to two key groups; coaching and mentoring (one on one) for CEOs and Senior Executives and coaching for Board Chairs or Owners with professional CEOs reporting to them. 

Vistage the world’s largest CEO coaching and Peer Advisory Organisation. Jon Lindsay runs three wonderful groups and has been a Vistage chair for over 15 years. Membership of Vistage enables business leaders to tap into a group of Peers from different industries in the local community learning from and supporting each other as we navigate an ever accelerating business environment.