When it isn't a leadership problem
You can develop someone's leadership all day. If the standards aren't defined, roles aren't clear and nobody knows which decisions are theirs, it won't hold.
Some problems aren't about the leader; they're about the organisational structure around them. And sometimes you need a second head in the room to work out which is which.
The structure
- Decision rights. Who decides what, written down and agreed.
- Roles. Who is there to do what, especially where two roles overlap.
- Standards. What good looks like, so nobody is guessing.
- Structure and rhythm. How teams and meetings are set up as you grow, so work doesn't queue behind one person.
The service
- Strategic counsel through change, complexity or growth.
- Accountability to the direction and decisions you've set for yourself and your team.
- Honest pushback when it's needed.
- One-to-one coaching for you or your senior leaders: how you decide, and how you lead when the pressure is on.