Executive Narrative Sprint
Align leadership. Clarify priorities. Speak with one voice…
When senior leaders tell slightly different stories about what the organisation is doing, confusion spreads quickly – internally and externally. The Executive Narrative Sprint is a short, senior-level intervention that aligns leadership teams around a single, clear way of explaining what matters, why it matters, and what it means in practice.
Align leadership, clarify priorities, reduce drift
When leaders are aligned on interpretation of strategy – and talk about it with one voice – decisions are clearer, execution is stronger and strategy travels further and faster. An Executive Narrative Sprint:
- Surfaces differences in emphasis and interpretation at leadership level
- Makes priorities and trade-offs explicit
- Produces a clear, agreed executive narrative that leaders can deploy consistently
Why might you need an Executive Narrative Sprint?
When leaders have slightly different interpretations of a strategy – and tell different stories about it – its impact can be undermined. Telltale signs include:
- Priorities are shifting, depending on the audience
- Decisions feel harder than they should
- Mixed messages are confusing teams and diluting execution
Who is it for?
An Executive Narrative Sprint is particularly useful in organisations whose offer is delivered through its people. It’s designed to empower:
- Executive teams
- ExCo members
- Senior leadership groups
- Transformation sponsors
Delivery
- 1–2 week, focussed engagement
- Senior-led analysis and synthesis
- One focused working session
Outputs
- A single, agreed executive narrative
- Clear priorities and boundaries
- Language leaders can use consistently
- A foundation for wider communication and change
Next steps
- Have a short exploratory conversation
- Agree scope and participants
- Confirm scope and participants
- Align leadership – fast
Schedule an Executive Narrative Sprint to get…
Leadership alignment
Clear priorities and trade-offs
Shared leadership language
Credibility under pressure