Leadership insight
A short practice that brings a leader back to centre before they speak. It is a starting point for deeper leadership work. Try it below on a real conversation you have coming up.
The pause before a reply. The choice to say plainly what you need. Those moments set how a team moves when the business is under strain.
In founder-led and growing companies, the leaders are capable and committed. The strain shows up in how conflict is handled, how decisions get made and whether people follow through. Seira starts with steadiness, because a leader who is steady gives a whole team something clear to follow.
Pick a conversation with a founder or senior leader you have coming up. Take one question at a time.
Nothing you write is saved or sent anywhere.
Question 1 of 3
One sentence. If you cannot write it, the conversation is not ready yet.
Question 2 of 3
Specific enough that you would both know whether it happened.
Question 3 of 3
Pressure, fatigue or an old disagreement. Name it, and it loses its grip on how you speak.
Before the conversation.
BelMark PlusThe three questions prepare a leader for one conversation. The patterns underneath take longer to change. That is where we work with founders and their leadership teams, building the capability that holds as the company grows.
Avoided, or left to run, until it costs a decision.
Waiting on one person while everyone waits with them.
Clear owners, and follow-through after the meeting.
What the senior team does, and everyone else copies.
Seira ShaltonExecutive Partner
The practice is where the work begins. Seira works with founders and their leadership teams on conflict, decisions, accountability and the habits that shape how a team moves.
