It’s seldom easy to achieve alignment around challenges in any business. Even agreeing what the challenges are can be far from straightforward. Companies are complicated places; the different stakeholders all have different agendas and are motivated by different norms and incentives. Sometimes a strong leader can through force of will create alignment among these warring factions, but in my experience a more consultative approach that respects the legitimacy of everyone’s position achieves better results.
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