When Leaders Talk Past Each Other

Most leadership conflict isn’t disagreement...it’s distortion. People aren’t resisting each other; they’re responding to the meaning they think they heard. Once the team shared a clearer frame for language, assumptions dissolved, conversations aligned, and decisions accelerated.

Client

A senior leadership team aligned in intention but divided in interpretation.

DELIVERABLES

Reduced friction in cross-functional decisions Shared frameworks for interpreting urgency Faster strategic consensus without escalation Improved communication “echo accuracy” across the org

Year

Engagement across a 12-week clarity cycle with compounding results in the quarters that followed.

Role

Clarity Strategist & Executive Thinking Partner → Facilitating shared language, aligned priorities, and decision precision.