Leadership Lab #1

The Meeting That Broke Down, And the One Shift That Saved It

A senior team invited me into a strategy meeting they said “kept derailing.”
Five minutes in, the cause was obvious.

The Pioneer was pushing a bold direction.
The Guardian was warning the costs were higher than the deck suggested.
The Creative had three alternative futures no one could track.
The Connector was smoothing tension that didn’t need smoothing.
The Nurturer was absorbing all the stress in silence.

Classic misalignment.

The breakthrough came when I asked one simple question:
“Which voice needs to lead this conversation?”