Can Your Current Team Get You to Predictable Success? with Les McKeown - Ep. 200
The Start, Scale & Succeed Podcast
Fostering an Enterprise View and Building a Team
Adopting lateral management requires cultivating an enterprise view among team members. This approach shifts focus from individual roles, such as sales or warehouse teams, to understanding the broader implications of decisions on the entire organization. Effective leaders must encourage their teams to think beyond their specific responsibilities, promoting a unified perspective that emphasizes collective impact. However, there is often a disconnect where founders expect team members to act as if they are owners, despite the reality that they are not, which limits their ability to fully engage in team dynamics. Founders tend to maintain control and serve as the final point of escalation, hindering true autonomy and teamwork. For effective collaboration, leaders must move beyond merely stating the need for teamwork; they should foster an environment where team members are empowered and accountable, breaking the reliance on hierarchical decision-making.
