Is Your Leadership Keeping Pace with Your Business?
As your business grows, the way you lead needs to evolve too. How do you identify what needs to change and bring your people with you?
In this episode of Vistage LIVE, Stephanie Christopher speaks with Angela Hands, founder of ExecuStrive, former CEO, board director and Vistage Chair. They explore how to keep leadership pace with business growth and navigate uncertainty.
Drawing on her executive experience, Angela explores an often-overlooked part of preparing for growth: the leadership system. This includes how leaders work together, make decisions and translate strategy into action. She discusses the importance of clear direction, trust and healthy challenge. They also explore how leaders can adapt their approach, unlearn habits that no longer serve them and find more enjoyment in their role.
For CEOs, keeping leadership pace with business growth means more than refining strategy. It requires a well-aligned leadership team and clear communication. Leaders must also recognise when established ways of working need to change.
Key takeaways
- Start with strategic clarity. Define where the business is heading and what success looks like. Then determine how your leadership approach and team need to evolve.
- Prepare your leadership system for growth. Align priorities, strengthen communication and build trust. These foundations help your leadership team make better decisions and move in the same direction.
- Make room for healthy conflict. Encourage open, constructive debate. Challenge assumptions, explore different perspectives and strengthen decisions without undermining relationships.
- Adapt without losing your strengths. Identify habits and leadership approaches that no longer serve the business. Build on the strengths that remain valuable in a new context.
- Turn communication into alignment. Clarify expectations and check that messages are understood. Address misunderstandings early before they slow progress towards shared goals.
- Create space for perspective and enjoyment. Build relationships with people who challenge your thinking. Make time to reflect on your leadership and recognise the progress you and your team have achieved.
