How to build effective leadership teams

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    Ethena Team

Tune in for a discussion with Melanie Naranjo (Chief People Officer, Ethena) and Pamela Brown (VP Head of People & Culture, Crunch Fitness) where we’ll explore common dysfunctional leadership styles and how to HRBP your way into a more functional, effective leadership team.

Because while you can promote the company values and performance standards until you’re blue in the face, if your leadership team isn’t partnering together and setting the example from the top, you’re going to have a pretty hard time achieving success at the People level.

Tune in for a discussion with Melanie Naranjo (Chief People Officer, Ethena) and Pamela Brown (VP Head of People & Culture, Crunch Fitness) where we'll explore common dysfunctional leadership styles and how to HRBP your way into a more functional, effective leadership team.

Because while you can promote the company values and performance standards until you're blue in the face, if your leadership team isn't partnering together and setting the example from the top, you're going to have a pretty hard time achieving success at the People level.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to identify common dysfunctional leadership styles that get in the way of organizational success
  • Ways to address dysfunctional challenges without raising everyone’s hackles
  • How to break through leadership team politics and get your executives working with — not against — each other

You should tune in if you’re:

  • At a loss for what else you can do
  • Struggling with in-house politics
  • Trying to navigate leadership team dynamics and competing priorities
  • Working to weed out mixed messages across the organization

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