As it relates to alignment and budget, great leadership and team dynamics looks like...
Giving your team a headcount and operational budget at the start of the cycle
Giving the company a clear business strategy at the start of the cycle
Reviewing each team strategy (in response to the business strategy)
Trusting them to execute using the budget/headcount however they see fit throughout the cycle
Reviewing their progress every 1-2 weeks + end of cycle
Bad leadership looks like...
Giving them a budget
Reviewing every spending decision to proxy-control and micromanage all their choices
The former empowers leaders at the edge to make appropriate decisions with maximum buy-in, responsibility, and accountability.
The latter slows everything down, creates perverse incentives & outcomes, and demoralizes your best people.
Hire great people, trust them, and hold them accountable for their outcomes.
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