Product - Leadership Effectiveness | Collective Next

Unlock the Full Power of Your Leadership Team

Strong leadership teams don’t just happen. We can help you build one.

Exceptional teams don't just happen by chance

They are thoughtfully, intentionally cultivated. Our approach is embedded in the real work of the leadership team—whether it’s facing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, evolving ways of working, or the rapid pace of technology advancement – so that progress on team effectiveness directly advances the business outcomes that will help your organization thrive.

A strong leadership team isn’t optional

When your team is cohesive and connected, your entire organization thrives. Fostering that connection starts with your leaders. 

There is a difference between individually high-performing leaders and a truly cohesive leadership team. A highly effective leadership team is built upon six foundational elements: Clarity, Commitment, Growth, Dialogue, Structure, and Culture.

Build the leadership team your organization needs now… and be ready for whatever comes next

We help global leadership teams elevate their performance through a proven approach:

Team Effectiveness Diagnostic

We start with a focused assessment that measures how your team is performing across the six foundational elements of effective teams—Clarity, Commitment, Growth, Dialogue, Structure, and Culture. The results pinpoint strengths and uncover targeted opportunities for development.

Activation Sessions

In high-impact working sessions, we engage the team in practical, collaborative exercises to address priority areas and build the mindsets, habits, and alignment needed for stronger performance.

Team Effectiveness Sustainment Labs

Through ongoing facilitation and coaching, we support teams in applying new behaviors, reinforcing accountability, and building lasting habits. These structured labs ensure momentum, adaptation, and continuous improvement over time.

Our Leadership Team Effectiveness Experts

Kristen Bailey

Senior Principal, Solution Designer

I help organizations tackle complex challenges by designing experiences that unlock insight, alignment, and momentum. With more than 25 years of experience in working with industry leaders, I am passionate about creative facilitation, strategy, change leadership, and team effectiveness work that drives meaningful impact.

Hamilton Ray

Senior Principal, Solution Designer

I help leaders tackle tough challenges and build alignment where it matters most. With 20+ years of experience designing solutions and facilitating collaboration, I bring a deep curiosity and a wide lens to every engagement.

“With Collective Next’s help, we quickly aligned internal stakeholders, injected the voice of key customers, and built a clear game plan. Collective Next has been an incredible partner to me and an enabler for the company in helping us grow the business.”

Sami Juma

Chief Operating Officer
Alternative Solutions, FIS

The Collective Next approach

Collective Next is the consulting alternative. Our bespoke solutions are crafted a little differently than more traditional consulting organizations.​

Traditional Leadership Effectiveness Consultancy

A Hammer Looking For A Nail

One model for every solution: The model exists and your organization is shoehorned into it. You end up with tools you’ll probably never use.

Didactic, One-way Instruction

Slides, emails, and worksheets that tell you what to do without an appreciation for your organization’s nuances.

Focused on the “What”

Approaching team effectiveness as a series “problems to be solved,” traditional consultants focus on surface-level solutions that quickly fade from memory.

Collective Next's Leadership Effectiveness Approach

Co-Creation Over Prescription

Collective Next collaborates with you and your team to discover and design the right interventions, aligned with your unique culture, priorities, and challenges.

Innovative, Interactive Techniques

We integrate expert facilitation and creative visualization techniques to nurture alignment, engagement, and lasting change.

Focused on the “Why”

Collective Next investigates what is at the root of your team’s challenges, flexibly moving between problem solving and deeper organizational work.

“At the end of a strategy session, everyone feels like it is their work. Participants leave knowing what they will do and change the next day, and they have the confidence to go do it.”

Vice President

Global Media Company

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CASE STUDY

Creating Clarity and Cohesion in a Complex Growth Environment

CASE STUDY

Creating a Unified Talent & Culture Team

Immersive Web Experiences / Alexion Culture Transformation Story

This external facing website is designed to showcase the culture transformation that Alexion underwent since 2017. The site utilizes an innovative scroll-based animation design, and also featured a cross-team effort that included creative, production, and digital teams.