{"id":34836,"date":"2024-08-27T16:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prophet.com\/?p=34836"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:10:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:10:59","slug":"leadership-team-effectiveness-for-uncommon-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2024\/08\/leadership-team-effectiveness-for-uncommon-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth Leadership: How Effective Leaders Drive Unstoppable Business Success\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Growth Leadership: How Effective Leaders Drive Unstoppable Business Success <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To tackle today\u2019s challenges and drive long-term success, leadership teams must continually evolve. Here, we outline how to shape effective leadership teams that can sustain momentum and navigate growth. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This year, we\u2019ve been focusing on uncommon growth \u2013 how to\u202funlock, create and execute it<\/a>.\u202fOur latest insights confirmed something we\u2019ve always known: leadership is fundamental to successful, sustainable growth. But the wrong kind of leadership can be disastrous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take WeWork, for example. Poor governance and erratic leadership resulted in poor decision-making, ultimately costing the company $1.9 billion in revenue<\/a>. At the Royal Bank of Scotland, a lack of banking experience and attention to risk led to a balance sheet that ballooned to \u00a32.2 trillion<\/a> (larger than the GDP of the UK) before collapsing.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the flip side, Adobe\u2019s leadership transformation sparked innovation, doubling its stock performance between 2018 and 2021. Shantanu Narayen\u2019s vision and the capabilities of his team led to continuous improvement and growth. Similarly, LEGO\u2019s focus on culture and capabilities turned an $800 million debt into $600 million<\/a> in profits. Even in sports, the All Blacks\u2019 leadership has driven them to win 75% of their games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The takeaway? Leadership impacts an organization\u2019s performance more than anything else. However, most are \u201cteams of leaders\u201d rather than true \u201cleadership teams.\u201d Our research shows that to drive sustainable growth, organizations need cohesive leadership teams, not just individual leaders. After years of working with teams at all levels, we\u2019ve distilled key insights on how to shape effective leadership teams that can sustain growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Leadership Teams Need Continuous Nurturing and Development <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leadership teams, like people, are living systems that require constant care. Our annual Catalyst Change research<\/a> found that successful transformations are built on true collaboration, where\u202fenterprise and individual interests are integrated. Effective teams shift from an individual focus to a shared team mindset. Figure 1 illustrates this shift from a \u201cteam of leaders\u201d to a \u201cleadership team,\u201d with shared goals and genuine collaboration at its core.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1<\/em>: Moving from a team of leaders to a leadership team <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s rapidly changing business landscape, leadership teams must understand their needs and ensure their mindset, purpose and goals remain aligned with organizational and stakeholder needs. Our research reveals that leadership teams failing to champion collaboration and shared goals risk fragmentation and siloed operations, leading to a 3.5-fold increase in the time it takes for strategic decision-making compared to teams with integrated structures. Gallup research also found that leaders who focus on development and use their strengths effectively are 6x more likely to be engaged, 7.8% more productive and 3x more likely to report a good quality of life<\/a>. It was with this understanding that we helped the executive team of a 2,000-strong leading agricultural vehicle manufacturer optimize performance by shifting from an “I” mentality to a “we” mentality, driving success through effective teamwork that bridged functional divides and fostering both internal and external growth.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Address All Dimensions of the Human-Centered Leadership Team Effectiveness Model <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prophet\u2019s Human-Centered Transformation Model (HCTM)<\/a> is a proven holistic and people-centered approach to driving growth across organizations. The model is built on the idea that organizations reflect the same makeup as a human including the DNA, mind, body and soul.\u202fEffective leadership teams need to follow a similar model that not only builds trust and effective ways of working but aligns individual members to a shared enterprise goal. The Human-Centered Leadership Team Effectiveness Model (Figure 2) shows that addressing all dimensions of the human system is essential for empowering effective outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 2: Prophet\u2019s Human-Centered Leadership Team Effectiveness Model <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions that should be asked include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n