EIL27: Strategies for Building and Leading Successful Teams with Thomas Keil

Excellent International Leadership

Are you struggling to build a high-performing leadership team?

Thomas Keil, D.SC., an expert on teams, shares valuable insights on creating and managing successful leadership teams. Heis a professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he teaches strategy and international management, and a partner at The Next Advisors.

In this episode, Thomas Keil reveals that CEOs cannot achieve success without a strong team behind them. He emphasizes the importance of understanding how top-performing CEOs build teams that drive their agenda and lead their companies to success. Keil also highlights that there is no single recipe for a high-performing team, as different approaches can be equally effective.

Take action now and listen to the Excellent International Leadership Podcast episode featuring Thomas Keil. Your journey towards building a high-performing team starts here.

What You’ll Learn From this Episode

• Learn the importance of building a strong team behind a CEO for success.

• Find out how to identify toxic behavior within a team and take appropriate action.

• Understand the impact of culture on leadership team dynamics and decision-making processes.

“...when you talk to CEOs and when you look a little bit more closely, what you really see is that that individual can do in the end nothing without a strong team behind him or her." - Thomas Keil

Topics Covered

02:08 - Learn why leadership teams are crucial and how they can be created to drive organizational success.

03:17 - Explore the different recipes for building a top-performing team and find the approach that suits your organization best.

04:52 - Uncover the power of collaboration and competition in creating a strong and balanced team.

11:19 - Identify toxic behavior within a team and learn how to address it to maintain a healthy and productive environment.

14:47 - Discover strategies to keep your leadership team relevant and continuously evolving.

16:58 - Recognize the importance of refreshing your team over time to avoid stagnation and maintain innovation.

18:29 - Gain insights into the dynamics of leadership teams and how decision-making processes can vary across cultures.

20:44 - Connect with Thomas Keil on LinkedIn and explore his book, "The Next Leadership Team," for further guidance on building high-performing teams.

Connect with Thomas Keil:

• https://www.thenextadvisors.ch/

• Book: https://www.thenextadvisors.ch/leadership-team/

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