Putting the I in Executive Team

Are they your department heads or your leadership team? Because there is a difference and when you don’t cultivate the latter you shortchange yourself. Do you spend your time with your senior leaders asking them to report out , or do you engage them in finding solutions to the issues your organization is facing?

Leadership is lonely enough. Don’t make it lonelier than it has to be by deliberating everything in isolation. Engaging your team honors their expertise and allows for better, more-informed decision making. You’ll not only foster collaborators, but also champions for org decisions.

Sure, you should give space for your team to voice what they need from each other and to talk about their own departmental issues, but don’t forget your role in bringing overall organizational issues up for group solutions. 

After all, it’s your team too.