We can take the following actions if the senior leader is not in line with the company's strategy: 1. Have a one-on-one conversation with a senior leader to learn about his or her viewpoint on business strategy. 2. Describe the background, analysis, and reasoning behind the company's strategy. 3. Include him / her in any brainstorming or strategic discussions if any. 4. Establishing a specific performance objective with metrics consistent with the long-term strategy of the organisation. 5. Performance compensation in accordance with business strategy. The actions listed above will assist in aligning Senior leader with the company's strategy.

To realign a senior leader with the company's strategy, I recommend these additional evidence-based strategies: Implement strategic sparring sessions: Conduct immersive discussions to align on key assumptions and build conviction on the strategic direction. Use data-driven storytelling: Present compelling narratives backed by data to illustrate the impact of misalignment and benefits of strategic coherence. Create a personal development plan: Work with the leader to craft a plan that aligns their growth with company objectives. Leverage peer influence: Engage other aligned senior leaders to share experiences and reinforce strategic messaging.

To realign a senior leader with the company’s strategy, start by understanding their perspective and identifying gaps between their focus and the strategic goals. Schedule a one-on-one conversation to respectfully share insights into the company’s direction, emphasizing how their role and efforts are critical to its success. Use data, examples, and success stories to illustrate the alignment’s benefits. Invite their input and address concerns collaboratively to foster ownership of the strategy. Highlight shared goals and propose actionable steps that integrate their expertise with the company’s vision. Maintain regular communication to reinforce alignment, ensuring mutual clarity and commitment.

Don't make it too formal to begin with. Go out for a coffee with this senior leader and listen to her side of the story patiently and understand the gap areas. Evolve a discussion from there to come up with the ideas and thoughts to bring her back to the mainstream. More senior the leader is, more sensitively the matter should be handled. Don't try to push the agenda, instead wake-up the leader through series of semi-formal engagements. If there are serious concerns, try to address them on the way to build and walk the bridge together to align with the company objectives.

Understand the Disconnect by One-on-One Discussion: Initiate a private and open conversation to understand the leader's perspective, challenges, and concerns and Identify Misalignment Areas: Pinpoint specific behaviours, decisions, or perspectives that conflict with the organization's vision or strategy. Also Define Responsibilities: Outline the expectations and standards required from them in alignment with the organizational goals. You may Offer some Examples: Share specific examples of how other leaders are contributing to the vision to provide a benchmark.

Just have a one-on-one conversation with such senior leader. It always helps to speak to the person (seldom done) instead of speak about the person (often done). It could be because a bad phase in his/her life. Speaking and having conversations solves 50% of the problems.