While it is not easy to build a leadership team that functions on all cylinders, the benefits can be dramatic for the team and, more importantly, for the organization it serves.
Without nurturing leadership teams tend to function as groups of individuals rather than as organizational force multipliers. Below are three practical steps leadership teams can take to ensure their teams get in and stay in alignment.
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Effective leadership teams serve as stewards for their organizations – the board of directors, investors, employees rely on leadership teams to set direction, allocate resources, monitor progress and overcome roadblocks.
Executives are five times more productive when working as part of a high-performing leadership team than they are when working as part of an average one. So why do so many CEOs fail in putting one together?
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WC_Custom_Recipients Object
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[version] => 1.0.0
[order_data_meta_key] => _wccr
[cart_item_data_meta_key] => _wccr_recipients
[cart_products] => Array
(
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[product_ids] => Array
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[products] => Array
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[products_prices] => Array
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[shipping_fields] => Array
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[shipping_first_name] => Array
(
[label] => First name
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-first
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[autocomplete] => given-name
[priority] => 10
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[shipping_last_name] => Array
(
[label] => Last name
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-last
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[autocomplete] => family-name
[priority] => 20
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[shipping_company] => Array
(
[label] => Company name
[class] => Array
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[0] => form-row-wide
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[autocomplete] => organization
[priority] => 30
[required] =>
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[shipping_country] => Array
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[type] => country
[label] => Country / Region
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
[2] => update_totals_on_change
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[autocomplete] => country
[priority] => 40
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[shipping_address_1] => Array
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[label] => Street address
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[required] => 1
[class] => Array
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[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
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[autocomplete] => address-line1
[priority] => 50
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[shipping_address_2] => Array
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[placeholder] => Apartment, suite, unit, etc. (optional)
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
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[autocomplete] => address-line2
[priority] => 60
[required] =>
[label] => Apartment, suite, unit, etc. (optional)
[label_class] => Array
(
[0] => screen-reader-text
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[shipping_city] => Array
(
[label] => Town / City
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
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[autocomplete] => address-level2
[priority] => 70
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[shipping_state] => Array
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[type] => state
[label] => State
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
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[validate] => Array
(
[0] => state
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[autocomplete] => address-level1
[priority] => 80
[country_field] => shipping_country
[country] => US
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[shipping_postcode] => Array
(
[label] => ZIP
[required] => 1
[class] => Array
(
[0] => form-row-wide
[1] => address-field
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[validate] => Array
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[0] => postcode
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[autocomplete] => postal-code
[priority] => 90
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[cart_recipients] => Array
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[recipients] => Array
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[recipients_values] => Array
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[update] => 0
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WC_Cart Object
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[cart_contents] => Array
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[removed_cart_contents] => Array
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[applied_coupons] => Array
(
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[shipping_methods:protected] =>
[default_totals:protected] => Array
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[subtotal] => 0
[subtotal_tax] => 0
[shipping_total] => 0
[shipping_tax] => 0
[shipping_taxes] => Array
(
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[discount_total] => 0
[discount_tax] => 0
[cart_contents_total] => 0
[cart_contents_tax] => 0
[cart_contents_taxes] => Array
(
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[fee_total] => 0
[fee_tax] => 0
[fee_taxes] => Array
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[total] => 0
[total_tax] => 0
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[totals:protected] => Array
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[subtotal] => 0
[subtotal_tax] => 0
[shipping_total] => 0
[shipping_tax] => 0
[shipping_taxes] => Array
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[discount_total] => 0
[discount_tax] => 0
[cart_contents_total] => 0
[cart_contents_tax] => 0
[cart_contents_taxes] => Array
(
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[fee_total] => 0
[fee_tax] => 0
[fee_taxes] => Array
(
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[total] => 0
[total_tax] => 0
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[session:protected] => WC_Cart_Session Object
(
[cart:protected] => WC_Cart Object
*RECURSION*
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[fees_api:protected] => WC_Cart_Fees Object
(
[fees:WC_Cart_Fees:private] => Array
(
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[cart:WC_Cart_Fees:private] => WC_Cart Object
*RECURSION*
[default_fee_props:WC_Cart_Fees:private] => Array
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[id] =>
[name] =>
[tax_class] =>
[taxable] =>
[amount] => 0
[total] => 0
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[cart_session_data] => Array
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[cart_contents_total] => 0
[total] => 0
[subtotal] => 0
[subtotal_ex_tax] => 0
[tax_total] => 0
[taxes] => Array
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[shipping_taxes] => Array
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[discount_cart] => 0
[discount_cart_tax] => 0
[shipping_total] => 0
[shipping_tax_total] => 0
[coupon_discount_amounts] => Array
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[coupon_discount_tax_amounts] => Array
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[fee_total] => 0
[fees] => Array
(
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[coupon_applied_count] => Array
(
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[coupon_discount_totals] => Array
(
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[coupon_discount_tax_totals] => Array
(
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