Jason Gornto, Ph.D. Strategy • Alignment • Execution

Leadership Alignment Sprint

When leadership isn't aligned, execution slows down.

Sometimes an organization doesn't need a year-long strategic-planning engagement. It needs the right people to get clear about what matters — quickly.

The Leadership Alignment Sprint is a focused 30–45 day engagement designed for leadership teams facing a consequential issue, transition, initiative, or execution challenge.

Typical Investment: $30,000
Discuss a Leadership Challenge

Common Situations

This engagement may be right when…

  • A major initiative has stalled.
  • Leadership agrees on the goal but not the path.
  • Responsibilities or decision rights are unclear.
  • Too many priorities are competing for attention.
  • An organizational change is creating uncertainty.
  • Departments are working in different directions.
  • Accountability is inconsistent.
  • A leadership transition requires rapid alignment.
  • Strategy exists, but execution isn't happening.

The Process

Focused enough to move quickly. Structured enough to last.

01

Diagnose

Individual conversations, organizational context, existing plans, and identification of the most important friction points.

02

Align

Structured leadership sessions focused on decisions rather than discussion for discussion's sake.

03

Clarify

Define priorities, decision rights, responsibilities, expected outcomes, and measures.

04

Execute

Build a short implementation framework with owners, deadlines, milestones, and accountability.

05

Revisit

Follow up after initial implementation to identify progress, barriers, and necessary adjustments.

The Outcome

Your leadership team should leave able to answer:

What matters most?What have we decided?What aren't we doing?Who owns what?How will we know it's working?What happens next?
“He communicates clearly, respects the knowledge of those closest to the organization, and approaches each engagement with genuine interest in the organization's mission and long-term success.”

Corinne Becknell Lucas
Executive Director, Northern Indiana Community Foundation

Alignment is not agreement on everything.

It's clarity about the decisions that matter and commitment to what happens next.

Discuss Your Initiative