Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - December 2002 Issue

A Group Mentality: Developing Strategic Leadership Teams

We typically think of leadership as something exercised by or possessed by an individual. But the leadership function of teams, especially strategic teams, is essential in today's environment. While the organization's top management team is always a strategic leadership team (SLT), the work of other teams can also have strategic implications for the organization. This issue of the e-Newsletter examines the concept of strategic leadership teams, and how to improve their contributions to the organization.

For more information about strategic leadership and the individual's role, read our August e-Newsletter, "Are You a Strategic Leader?".

For more information about CCL's Developing the Strategic Leader program and custom solutions, contact Client Services at +1 800 780 1031 or via e-mail at info@ccl.org.

Strategic Leadership: The Work of Many
Strategic work is rarely an individual effort. Strategic leadership requires multiple perspectives and inputs to be effective and is often the work of teams. So what sets a strategic leadership team apart from other teams? (more...)

A Leadership Story: Harlequin Takes a Team Approach
Some would say Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd. wrote the book on successful publishing. The organization is a world market leader in the field of women's fiction, with annual sales of 150 million books in 26 languages in 89 international markets. Its editors produce more than 1,000 new titles annually, working closely with more than 1,300 authors. Find out how this company takes strategy to the team level. (more...)

What's Working, What Isn't: Understanding a Typical Strategic Team
Making the connection between what a strategic leadership team ought to do and what it is doing isn't as easy as it seems. To better understand what gets in the way of team effectiveness, CCL developed STRAT - the Strategic Team Review and Action Tool. Using STRAT with more than 3,000 strategic leadership team members in recent years, we have learned what typical teams do and don't do well. (more...)

Taking Action: Making a Strategic Team More Effective
Maybe you know your strategic leadership team (SLT) is struggling. Or you're frustrated because your SLT could and should be doing more. Where do you begin? CCL has found a simple framework -- that of assessment, challenge and support -- that works just as well for teams as for individuals. (more...)

Leadership Poll Results

Keith Caver

Ancella Livers

"Leading in Black and White" Poll Results
The focus of our November 2002 e-Newsletter was "Leading in Black and White." The online poll tapped reader opinions on how race-related issues impact their work environment and how the issues are being dealt with. More than 330 readers responded. CCL staff members and authors of Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America commented on the findings. (more...)