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title: We Thought We Were Aligned — Until We Saw the Team Map
description: Alignment isn’t a vibe — it’s behavioral data, clarity, and shared accountability. Here’s what changed in one team after seeing their PI Team Map.
image: https://www.cxoaccelerator.com/hubfs/20250630%20Team%20Map.png
---
# We Thought We Were Aligned — Until We Saw the Team Map
[Chris Scherer
June 30, 2025 ](https://www.cxoaccelerator.com/blog/author/chris-scherer)
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- 2 mins
The CEO started the call by saying,
> “We’re actually in a pretty good place. We just need to tighten execution.”
Twenty minutes later, we pulled up the **Team Discovery Map** from Predictive Index.
The room went quiet.
You could see it immediately:
- The COO and VP of Ops — both high Dominance, low Patience — were wired to move fast and take control.
- The CFO — high Formality and low Extraversion — preferred structured, risk-aware decisions.
- The Head of Sales was all about driving urgency and team energy.
- And the CEO was smack in the middle — trying to keep the peace.
Everyone believed they were aligned.
But the data said otherwise.
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### 🧠 **The Blind Spot We Exposed**
The issue wasn’t strategy. It was **interpretation**.
Each leader was hearing the same message — “tighten execution” — and applying it through their own behavioral lens.
- One interpreted it as “move faster.”
- Another as “add controls.”
- Another as “don’t rock the boat.”
No wonder execution felt fractured.
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### 🧩 What PI Helped Us Do
Using Predictive Index, we facilitated a **Team Discovery session** to:
✅ Reveal behavioral patterns that were influencing decisions
✅ Map those patterns against key strategic priorities
✅ Create shared language and rules of engagement moving forward
The conversation changed.
So did the way they assigned ownership and communicated priorities.
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### 📈 What Happened Next
In less than 90 minutes, we helped:
- Reduce friction between Sales, Finance, and Ops
- Assign clear strategic “owners” based on drive and fit
- Refocus the CEO on leadership — not babysitting alignment
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### 💡 Want to See Your Own Team Map?
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### Chris Scherer
Chris is a transformation leader with over 25 years of experience driving significant value and mitigating risks across a broad range of industries and functions. With a track record of generating more than $450 million in savings, he has excelled in both challenging and thriving environments within small businesses, mid-market firms, and Fortune 500 companies. A dual-degree graduate of Thunderbird and ESADE, Chris started his career at Arthur Andersen and progressed through roles from Corporate Audit to Global Human Resources at various Fortune 500 firms. He played a pivotal role in growing AArete, a global management consultancy, where he led initiatives that significantly reduced non-labor costs and improved compliance processes. An advocate for sustainable community initiatives, Chris was a founding member of a nonprofit focused on creating bicycle-friendly communities in New Jersey.
[mailto:chris@cxoaccelerator.com](mailto:chris@cxoaccelerator.com)
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