International Team Leadership

They say, “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together”. It is true… any impactful objective is going to require working together in a team. But team work is not easy, doesn’t just happen, and is fuelled by creative and constructive conflict.

I have led global matrix, line and virtual teams of upto 50 staff through both stable times and change. I have supported teams to move beyond the legacy of old changes whose impacts still lingered and to positively engage with new change processes.

My experience includes:

  • Leading the merger of three teams into a single coherent unit;

  • Forming inter-organisational virtual project teams;

  • Leading representatives from 26 functional areas to develop a significant UK-Government funding bid.

  • Leading 50 people to bid for a government framework contract.

  • Resolving conflict between matrix and line staff.

  • Leading within a 3-tier matrix structure.

  • Resetting collaboration with an international affiliate.

  • Helping teams to collaboratively shape their culture and transform how they work together

  • Supporting teams to go through the uncertainty of change processes and emerge with a clear vision and engagement

  • Resolving the issues and conflicts of matrix management relationships

  • Supporting teams to work effectively with other teams

  • Managing teams with participants from multiple organisations

“Richard has fostered a cohesive and effective team environment, which enhances the unique contributions of each team member and encourages innovation, creativity and scale.”

- JB, Former team member