Why That Offsite Didn’t Fix Anything
Why That Offsite Didn’t Fix Anything You can spend a fortune on a company offsite, deliver inspiring keynotes, fill whiteboards with arrows, and get everyone “jazzed”—and still end up right back where you started. That fleeting post-offsite energy fades fast if it’s not backed by systems of reinforcement. The reality is that alignment has a shelf life, and it spoils quickly. Without clarity and consistency, confusion creeps in, decisions get second-guessed, and priorities get lost in translation. Alignment is not a one-time event—it’s a system. When leaders treat it like a static checkbox, they miss the bigger picture: sustained clarity drives real business results. Misalignment, on the...
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