A shared Team Charter
The leadership team defined and agreed on a Team Charter, a set of operating norms that serves as the foundation for shared vision, strategic direction and business results.
FOUNDATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT
- Regions covered
- United States
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Company profile
- Pre-IPO, high growth
The results
Norms visible every day
The charter was printed on the back of every team member’s ID badge, so the commitment is visible and reinforced daily.
Accountability in action
The team regularly references its norms in leadership meetings and holds each other accountable to them.
Trust where there was none
A previously disconnected group built relationships, showed vulnerability and began to build the trust needed to lead together.
Before and after
Before: Nine C-suite leaders whose tenure ranged from 10 years to 2 weeks. They had no history as a team, no relationships, no trust and no shared operating norms, plus aggressive business goals under new ownership, a new Board and an upcoming IPO.
After: A leadership team aligned around a shared Team Charter, with operating norms it uses in meetings and holds itself accountable to. The CEO had a clear forum to set leadership expectations, and the team began building the trust it needs to operate as one unit.
The challenge
A rapidly growing biotech firm preparing to go public had a newly formed leadership team of nine reporting directly to the CEO. Their C-suite tenure ranged from 10 years to just 2 weeks, and they had never worked together.
At the same time, the company faced aggressive business goals under new ownership and a new Board. The team needed to perform as a cohesive unit right away, and traditional team-building wasn’t designed for that level of urgency.
The goal
The CEO brought in Careerminds to help the leadership team:
- Define how they would work together as a team
- Develop together as leaders
- Agree on operating norms they could model for the rest of the organization
The solution
Careerminds partnered with the CEO and CHRO to design a full-day leadership offsite tailored to the team’s dynamics and business context.
Before the offsite: We guided the CEO in shaping a defining conversation about role, company values and leadership principles. This laid the groundwork for a Team Charter the whole organization could rally around.
During the offsite: A Careerminds senior partner led the team through a leadership visioning exercise and a collaborative brainstorm to define and finalize their Team Charter. The team also debriefed their DiSC® assessments and discussed how individual profiles shape decision-making and relationships.
After the offsite: To keep the charter alive day to day, it was printed on the back of every team member’s ID badge. The team revisits its norms regularly in leadership meetings.
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