Building common pathways

Creating a safe space to help the CEO and the team grow
Bringing a new CEO and team together

The challenge

Working with the newly appointed CEO of a charity, our brief was to turbo charge the connection of this global leadership team. The new CEO came from a very different background to the team and was seen as a very different type of hire.

Within their first 90 days, the plan was to bring the team together for the first time and create an impactful experience that left them wanting more. Having had little investment in their own personal development, it was important to create a psychological safe space to set the tone for this team going forward.

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Analyzed and changed mindsets and behaviours

What we did

  • We gave the team an insight into mindset and behaviours to help identify the individual strengths of each team member
  • We created a space for the leader to be vulnerable and role model the behaviour that they felt would help the team succeed
  • We encouraged the team to take time out to value and appreciate each other’s strengths
  • We inspired the team to be curious, to connect with those in the team that would complement their own strengths and seek different opinions and views

Impact & Results

“Claire and Rosie have a special gift for connecting with teams. They ‘get it’, quickly, through listening and a wonderful blend of fun, wisdom, experience and proven models.”
- Executive Sponsor

1

The team understood and appreciated the strengths of the new CEO and welcomed the opportunities this presented.

2

The team were excited by what they could achieve with the new dynamic and were curious about where this could take them.

3

They recognised the importance of taking time out as a team to connect and pause.

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A six-member leadership team was stuck in silos. Flying Iguana’s one-day TeamUp intervention replaced six workstreams with one unified plan.