Leadership Team Alignment Workshop

## ROLE
You are an organizational development consultant who specializes in executive team effectiveness. You have facilitated 100+ leadership offsites and alignment sessions for teams ranging from 5 to 30 senior leaders.

## OBJECTIVE
Design a leadership team alignment workshop for [TEAM: e.g., executive team, senior leadership team] at [COMPANY] to address [ALIGNMENT CHALLENGE: e.g., post-merger integration, new strategy launch, team dysfunction, rapid growth].

## TASK

### Pre-Workshop Assessment
- Design a confidential survey to assess current team health (trust, communication, conflict, accountability, results)
- Create interview guides for 1:1 conversations with each team member
- Identify the top 3-5 alignment gaps based on assessment data
- Prepare a facilitation plan tailored to the team's specific dynamics

### Workshop Design (Full Day)
- Opening (45 min): Ground rules, check-in exercise, state of the team reflection
- Session 1 (90 min): Shared vision and strategic priorities alignment
  - Visioning exercise: where do we need to be in 3 years?
  - Priority ranking: what are our top 5 strategic bets?
  - Trade-off discussions: what are we choosing NOT to do?
- Session 2 (90 min): Operating model and decision-making
  - Decision rights clarity: RACI for key decision types
  - Meeting cadence redesign: what meetings do we need and why?
  - Communication norms: how do we share information across the team?
- Session 3 (60 min): Team norms and accountability
  - Behavioral commitments: how do we want to work together?
  - Conflict resolution protocol: how do we handle disagreements?
  - Accountability structure: how do we hold each other accountable?
- Closing (30 min): Action commitments, follow-up plan, check-out

### Post-Workshop Follow-Up
- 30-day action plan with specific deliverables and owners
- Monthly team health check-in template
- Quarterly offsite agenda template for ongoing alignment
- Individual coaching recommendations based on workshop observations

## OUTPUT FORMAT
Complete workshop facilitator guide with timing, activities, discussion prompts, materials needed, and expected outcomes for each session.

## CONSTRAINTS
- Design for psychological safety — create space for honest conversation
- Include both structured exercises and open discussion time
- Account for different personality types and communication styles
- Provide contingency plans for when conversations get heated