Is Your Team Aligned on Goals and Business Strategies?

Many leaders believe they are aligned with their teams, but in reality, this isn’t always the case. According to Fast Company, just 18% of leaders strongly agree that their teams consistently demonstrate true alignment through behaviors such as clear communication and accountability. A team that's misaligned on goals, values, and strategies can weaken a business over time, so it's important for leaders to regularly check that they're properly aligned with their teams.

Teams that aren’t aligned on their goals often lack clear communication skills and tend to keep to themselves rather than working together, which can allow minor issues to grow into major problems. When this happens, meetings tend to lack the depth necessary for long-term success and continued engagement. 

These issues are not failures of leadership competency. They are symptoms of false alignment, which is the consequence of overlooking the need for deliberate cohesion.

Think your team is aligned? Consider the following questions:

• Does alignment depend entirely on your CEO? If your team waits for top-down answers, it isn’t aligned.
• Are your meetings mostly informational updates? If real collaboration happens only in smaller groups, trust is lacking.
• Are silos the norm? If asking for help feels risky, your leaders are functioning as individuals, not as a team.
• Is constructive conflict avoided or punished? If problem-solving debates feel unsafe, innovation is stalling. Read more