Building a cohesive leadership team is the first critical step that an organization must take if it is to have the best chance at success.
Patrick LencioniIt's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.
Patrick LencioniThe team you belong to must come ahead of the team you lead: this is putting team results (e.g., organizational needs) ahead of individual agendas (e.g., the team or division you lead, your ego, your need for recognition, your career development, etc.) Confidentiality is respected downward more than it is respected upward. Organizational alignment is a direct result of this hierarchy (if it were the other way around, organizational alignment would be very difficult to achieve).
Patrick Lencioni