How Great Leaders Keep Global Teams Moving in Sync

Key Takeaways

Teams can appear aligned on paper while harboring accountability leaks caused by ambiguous ownership, assumptions and differing interpretations across regions.

Accountability leaks show up in the gray zones of ownership. When responsibilities are implied but never confirmed, work falls through the cracks.

When you lead across time zones, you’re unlikely to completely eliminate ambiguity. But you can limit how far it spreads by creating shared meaning before you create shared plans.

When you lead teams across regions , it’s so easy to buy into the belief that “alignment means understanding.” It doesn’t.

In meetings, everyone nods in agreement as PowerPoint decks get approved and milestones documented. But what seems like apparent alignment on paper can still hide quiet