Maximise Success for your Project or Joint Venture
Empowering project leaders to deliver with clarity, confidence, and cohesion
Prevent leadership breakdown before it derails your project.
Even with a strong plan, major projects can fall over or struggle without aligned and skilled leaders in place, steering the course. Leaders for Project and JV teams are frequently pulled together from across their organisations combined with a number of external consultants or contractors. Often the leaders may never have worked together prior.
Team dynamics tells us that the leaders will enter a storming phase to establish who really has control of the project. This phase is chaotic, and if not managed effectively will result in ongoing mistrust, undermining and bickering amongst the leaders of the project. This flows onto the wider team negatively impacting delivery.
Is this program for you?
This is a good fit for you if you’re:
The sponsor, senior leader or stakeholder in a major project or joint venture
Noticing a lack of alignment across the project leadership team
Aware of gaps and/or overlaps in project roles and responsibilities
Finding your project team are bickering, in conflict and not working cohesively
Struggling to align people from diverse business cultures, leading to factional infighting and hidden agendas
Experiencing inconsistent leadership behaviours in your project or JV team
How we’ll work with you
The first step is to book a call with our principals. In that call we will discuss your needs to understand how we can best support you and ensure we are a good fit to work with your project team.
Our Joint Venture & Project Leadership alignment program is tailored to your specific needs through four phases. At each stage you will receive support and mentoring for your leaders on improving individual performance and team dynamics. They will understand how to remove the ‘difficult’ and have productive supportive conversations. This will shift the leaders from being reactive to constructive, creating a high-performing project team.
PHASE ONE: DIAGNOSE
When projects are in distress, it can be challenging to uncover what’s really going on. Everyone has an opinion. Our first step is to understand the real issues for the project leadership and key project stakeholders.
PHASE TWO: DESIGN
Each project/JV alignment program is designed to address the specific challenges within the project. Together we tailor the content and structure of the program to meet your specific needs.
PHASE THREE: DELIVER
As the project/JV leaders step through the program, they will agree and align improving their leadership dynamic. The approach and expectations of each other will be documented in their project charter – a living document that defines exactly how the leadership team will work together.
PHASE FOUR: DRIVE
We provide the project/JV leaders with a mentor for ongoing support throughout the project lifecycle. This provides a safe space to release stress, discuss issues and identify opportunities with an external project leadership expert.
This program provides practical tools, proven frameworks and expert support to help your leadership team:
Align around a clear set of outcomes that meet both project goals and joint venture priorities
Clarify roles and responsibilities, taking into account business priorities and expectations
Build trust, respect and influence across internal and external groups
Establish shared expectations, driving accountability and performance
Create a cohesive and open culture across the project and JV team
Navigate project complexity and team dynamics leading with focus and purpose
Your team will gain practical strategies they can immediately apply, understanding the most suitable approach for your unique project environment and business needs.
Common challenges we see in projects and joint ventures:
Progress stalls weeks or months after kicking off the project
Decisions are slow or continually reprosecuted impacting delivery
Conflicting priorities and a lack of accountability
The leadership team seem stuck in the storming phase with infighting and blame taking the energy away from delivery
The wider team is confused, frustrated and lacking direction
Stakeholder’s confidence is low, with an absence of timely and accurate information resulting in a lack of trust
What our clients say…
“Craig and Anna’s experience and techniques bring the team together in an open and honest way. They help to setup frameworks to foster a great project culture. We found it really successful” – Paul Barea, Project Director BMD
“We worked with Craig during a critical phase of the Berry to Bomaderry motorway upgrade project. He possesses a unique ability to connect with individuals at all levels of the organisation. We saw a remarkable improvement in team cohesion and performance, the positive feedback from our leaders and team are a testament to the lasting impact.” – Oliver Vrtkovski, HR Manager Seymour Whyte
“Our experience with Leadership Creativity over 3 years has been first class. We are extremely impressed with their professionalism and ability to understand our needs. They provided individual mentoring, group masterclasses and facilitated our strategic planning and review.” – Grant Robson, General Manager Robson Civil Projects
When is the best time to engage leadership support for a project team?
When you notice your project or JV leadership team is experiencing challenges. Ideally, engage us up front as you establish the project leadership team as that ensures we can help them create the frameworks, approach and cohesion that will maximise performance and timely delivery of the project.
What does the program involve?
Our solutions and programs include structured workshops, individual and group mentoring tailored to the specific needs of your project and team.
How do you work with joint venture partners that have differing cultures and business drivers?
We create a safe, structured space where differences can be acknowledged and understood. The goal is to find common ground, align expectations, and build mutual respect and open communication between leaders.
How is this different from leadership training?
We utilise our extensive experience as leaders of projects and programs across major projects, joint ventures and outsourcing initiatives to tailor your program specifically for your project or joint venture.
How much time is involved? Will it slow the project down?
Our solution is customised to your specific needs and the availability of the team. We understand the pressure on delivery with projects and joint ventures so will work with you and the team to establish a schedule of activities that delivers results as quickly as possible without unnecessary impact on people’s time. Where a project has stalled due to misalignment of the leadership team and stakeholders, taking the time to correct that will result in far more effective long-term delivery.
How soon will I see results?
That varies from project to project and how long the leaders have been working together. Generally, the earlier we work with the leadership team, the quicker you will see results.
Is this just for senior leaders or for everyone?
It’s for everyone if that is what is needed. We initially work with the core leadership team responsible for project outcomes — this can include project directors, sponsors, functional leads, and key partner representatives. We can then support the wider teams as appropriate to achieve the outcomes you need.
Is this mentoring, coaching or training?
It’s a mix of all three. You’ll get practical tools, structured support and the benefit of real-world experience from facilitators with over 60 years combined experience in commercial leadership.
