YOUR TEAMS

ARE CAPABLE.
THEY'RE JUST NOT

WORKING AS ONE.

When communication breaks down and priorities become misaligned, everything slows. Decisions stall, trust erodes, and complex projects absorb the cost. The problem is rarely skill. It's how people lead together.

Leaders Team consults executive teams at large, complex organizations and on complex projects, helping leaders at every level build alignment, strengthen accountability, and create the conditions for teams to perform at the highest level—sustainably.

PROVEN AT SCALE

$3.7^B

Healthcare construction project bringing multiple organizations together

4

Organizations now working as one integrated project team

3

National industry conferences featuring the project's partnering work: [names TBD]

2023–2030

Long-term engagement supporting alignment throughout project delivery

BUILT FOR LEADERS IN

Healthcare

Major health systems

Capital Construction

Multi-partner mega-projects

Elder Care

Executive leadership teams

Legal & Financial

Firm leadership & culture

— WHO WE WORK WITH

Built for Complex Projects.
Where Successful Delivery Depends on Working as One.

Complex healthcare construction projects bring together organizations with different responsibilities, priorities, and ways of working. Whether the delivery model is progressive design-build, design-build, or another collaborative approach, technical expertise alone does not create alignment.

Leaders Team works across the disciplines responsible for successful project delivery:

Healthcare construction and health systems

Construction management

Architects and design teams

General contractors

Trade partners and specialty contractors

Healthcare construction and health systems

Our consulting supports the leaders and project teams responsible for bringing these disciplines together—creating shared commitments, strengthening communication, and building the alignment required to deliver complex work.

THE HIDDEN COST OF MISALIGNMENT.

In high-stakes organizations and projects, misalignment is more than a communication problem. It affects decisions, accountability, relationships, and the ability to deliver on shared commitments.

When people and organizations are not aligned on what matters, the consequences extend well beyond individual teams.

Decisions stall at every level

When commitments are unclear and communication breaks down, decisions get reopened, prolonged, or never escalated to the people who can resolve them. Issues remain unresolved, progress slows, and the project absorbs the cost.

PROJECT TEAMS PROTECT THEIR OWN TERRITORY

On a complex project, individual organizations can become focused on protecting their own interests rather than advancing shared outcomes. Silos deepen, accountability becomes fragmented, and blame replaces collaboration. Highly capable people become frustrated, disengage, or take matters into their own hands—making decisions without the alignment of the broader team.

ONE-TIME TRAINING DOESN'T CARE LASTING ALIGNMENT

One-off or quarterly training sessions and all-hands meetings may create temporary agreement, but agreement alone does not change how people work together. Without shared practices embedded into everyday communication, decisions, and commitments, familiar patterns return.

Sustainable performance requires alignment that becomes part of how the project operates—not simply

something people discuss in a meeting.

WHAT LEADERS SAY

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CONSTRUCTION TESTIMONIAL

— Case Study

From Fractured Relationships to Integrated Project Performance

On a $3.7 billion healthcare construction project, the owner/client, construction manager, design team, and construction delivery partners faced the challenge of working across organizational boundaries while maintaining shared accountability for a complex, long-term undertaking.

Leaders Team, working with Transformational Leadership Partners (TLP), helped the project team establish a different way of working together—one grounded in shared commitments, direct communication, and accountability across organizational lines. The work extended beyond improving relationships. It focused on changing how the project team made decisions, addressed breakdowns, and worked toward common outcomes.

Leaders from the participating organizations

at a working session.

— The shift

What began as a fragmented working environment has evolved into a more integrated project team, with a shared approach to communication, commitments, and resolving challenges. The project's partnering work has received national industry attention, offering an example of how sustained attention to alignment can support collaboration on complex construction projects.

2023

Establishing a Shared Foundation

The engagement began by confronting entrenched patterns that limited collaboration. Leaders from the participating organizations developed a shared understanding of the behaviors, commitments, and working relationships necessary for project success. Together, they co-created a Partnering Charter, establishing a common framework for communication, accountability, and how the project team would work together.

Result: A shared operating framework that provided the foundation for greater alignment across participating organizations.

2025

Turning Commitments Into Practice

The focus expanded from establishing shared expectations to putting them into practice. Leaders began incorporating the Partnering Charter into meetings, conversations, and the resolution of project challenges. Rather than relying on individual organizations to manage issues independently, the work emphasized shared responsibility and collaboration across organizational boundaries.

Result: A more integrated approach to communication, decision-making, and accountability, with the project's partnering practices presented at three national industry conferences.

2026

Extending Alignment Across

the Project

The work continues to reach the middle managers, project leaders, and trade partners responsible for translating executive commitments into everyday performance. By extending the same language and partnering practices throughout the project, alignment becomes less dependent on a small group of senior leaders and more deeply embedded in how the project operates.

Result: A broader foundation for shared accountability and collaboration across levels, disciplines, and organizations.

$3.7B

Healthcare construction project bringing multiple organizations together

175+

Leaders, trade partners, and stakeholders trained

Organizations now working as one integrated project team

National industry conferences featuring the project's partnering work

Three Steps to a Project Team

That Works as One.

Alignment is not achieved through a single event or training session. It is developed through sustained attention to how people communicate, make decisions, honor commitments, and work across organizational boundaries. Leaders Team works within organizations and projects to make these practices part of everyday performance.

Identify the sources

of misalignment

We look beyond surface-level friction to understand where communication has broken down, commitments are unclear, and organizational priorities are working against shared outcomes. The goal is to identify the patterns that prevent capable people from working effectively together.

Establish shared commitments and partnering practices

We work with leaders and project teams to develop a common language, clear commitments, and practical approaches to communication, accountability, and decision-making. These practices are integrated into the meetings and working relationships where project performance is shaped.

Build alignment that sustains performance

As these practices become part of daily operations, teams are better equipped to address breakdowns, resolve issues, and work across organizational boundaries. The objective is not temporary agreement, but a sustainable way of working together.

— WHAT YOU GET

WHAT AN ENGAGEMENT CAN INCLUDE

Every organization and project presents different challenges. Our engagements are designed around the relationships, commitments, and operating practices required for successful performance.

On a major healthcare construction project, the work has included:

onboarding for new project leaeders

Structured sessions introducing new leaders to the project's shared commitments, partnering principles, and expectations for working together.

senior leadership development

Focused working sessions with senior leaders to strengthen alignment, address emerging challenges, and reinforce shared accountability.

cross-organizational partnering sessions

Facilitated sessions bringing leaders from different organizations and disciplines together to address communication, commitments, and collaborative performance.

consulting within project meetings

Direct engagement in project meetings to strengthen effectiveness, clarify decision-making responsibilities, and support timely resolution of issues.

support for middle managers and project leaders

Targeted consulting and development for the people who connect executive direction with everyday project execution.

ongoing leadership and partnering support

Continued work with key leaders, sponsor teams, and partnering groups to reinforce commitments and address misalignment as the project evolves.

— WHO THIS FOR

BUILT FOR LEADERS

WITH A LOT AT STKAKE.

Leaders Team consults organizations and projects where successful outcomes depend on people from different disciplines, functions, and organizations working in alignment.

Our work is especially relevant for:

Executive and project leadership teams responsible for complex, long-term initiatives
Multi-organization partnerships and joint ventures navigating completing priorities
Healthcare construction projects using progressive design-build, design-build, and other collaborative delivery models
Construction managers, architects, general contractors, and trade partners working toward shared project outcomes
Organizations and projects experiencing communication breakdowns, delayed decisions, or fragmented accountability
Leaders committed to building sustainable partnering practices rather than relying on occasional training

When the work is complex, alignment cannot be left to chance.

INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

Healthcare & Health Systems

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Capital Construction

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Elder Care

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Legal Services

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Financial Services

→

Fortune 500 Enterprise

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MEET THE CONSULTANTS

BEHIND THE WORK.

Effective partnering requires more than frameworks and processes. It requires people who understand how relationships, commitments, and communication influence performance in complex organizations and projects. Leaders Team brings practical experience working with leaders and multidisciplinary team to address misalignment and establish more effective ways of working together.

KELLY TOWNSEND

35-year business professional, 20 years coaching and training in Ontology–the study of being–for sales, business development, leadership development, and team alignment. Delivering programs in healthcare, legal and financial service industries.

KIM WYNN

With over 25 years of experience in executive leadership and training, Kim is skilled in building high performing teams, enhancing collaboration, developing leaders, improving communication and social impact.

JODY DASILVA

Jody is a masterful coach with over 30 years as a senior manager in multiple industries including computer services, education, finance, health insurance, non-profit, retail, restaurant, staffing/recruitment, and training/development, with Fortune 500 companies and start-ups.

nancy verre

Nancy brings over 30 years of experience across global finance, entrepreneurship, and embodied performance to her work as a transformational leadership consultant, helping leaders align strategy, integrity, and execution for lasting impact.

gitanjali koppikar

Gitanjali Koppikar is an Executive Advisor and Global Transformation Leader who partners with leaders, executives, and organizations to improve performance by addressing not only what they do, but how they lead in the moments that matter most.

naveed bhatti

Naveed is our Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, where he supports enterprise growth, strategic partnerships, and organizational scalability. With over 20 years of experience, he has partnered across industries to help organizations navigate complexity, disruption, and rapid technological change, and brings a rare combination of strategic rigor and deep understanding of the human side of business.

QUESTIONS LEADERS ASK

We've invested in training before. How is this different?

Training can introduce useful concepts, but lasting alignment requires those concepts to become part of everyday work. Our consulting is integrated into actual meetings, decisions, and project relationships, helping teams apply shared practices where performance happens.

Does this work with progressive design-build and design-build projects?

Yes. Collaborative delivery models depend on alignment among owners, designers, builders, and trade partners. Our work focuses on the communication, commitments, accountability, and partnering practices that help these groups function as an integrated team.

Do you work only with executive leaders?

No. Executive alignment is important, but project performance depends on leadership at every level. Our engagements can include senior executives, middle managers, project leaders, and trade partners responsible for delivering the work.

How long does an engagement last?

The duration depends on the complexity of the organization or project and the outcomes being pursued. On one major healthcare construction project, the engagement began in 2023 and is planned to continue through project completion in 2030.

What does an engagement cost?

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Is what we share kept confidential?

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WORK WITH US

Your project is complex. Working together shouldn't make it harder.

When communication breaks down and organizations work at cross-purposes, even the most capable teams struggle to deliver their best work.

Leaders Team helps organizations and project teams establish the alignment, commitments, and partnering practices needed to work together effectively and perform sustainably.

Let's explore what stronger alignment could make possible for your organization or project.