{"id":33596,"date":"2026-02-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=article&#038;p=33596"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:15:03","slug":"5-ways-in-which-alignment-shows-up-in-the-work-of-high-performing-teams","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/5-ways-in-which-alignment-shows-up-in-the-work-of-high-performing-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways in Which Alignment Shows Up in the Work of High-Performing Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2237641354-scaled.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                16 Feb 2026                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Articles<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">5 Ways in Which Alignment Shows Up in the Work of High-Performing Teams<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">The theme of alignment was high on the agenda at February\u2019s Leaders Meet: Australia.<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h6>By John Portch<\/h6>\n<h6>At Leaders Meet: Australia a pair of self-proclaimed \u201cprofessional idiots\u201d took to the stage.<\/h6>\n<p>The Shepmates \u2013 Australian identical twin brothers Archie and Miles Shepherd \u2013 have become internet stars due to their viral videos depicting their high-energy and comedic reinterpretations of dramatic moments of sports commentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to pretend like we probably should be offering you guys advice. You\u2019re the best at what you guys do,\u201d Miles told a room of Leaders Performance Institute members at Rivershed in Brisbane. \u201cBut hopefully we can inspire you guys, or you take something from our story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their dedication to their art and their fans has taken them to places they never expected. \u201cWe\u2019ve found ourselves in a pretty niche part of the internet,\u201d said Archie.<\/p>\n<p>On top of it all, the brothers\u2019 obvious chemistry, as well as their ability to finish each other\u2019s sentences, hinted at the theme of alignment that ran through both days down on the River Brisbane (and it\u2019s a performance <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fleadersinsport.com%2Fperformance-institute%2Freports%2Fthe-winning-formula-for-the-future-of-performance-sport%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Portch%40leadersinsport.com%7C65bcc6660cd049c598e308de69fb3f55%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C639064725005680326%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SxKykMmo48osdWZmNLYffIJKkYFUaQI57mwrAkTYsyY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">trend<\/a> we\u2019ve tracked for some time).<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Shepmates 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1164380978?h=c8ed15efbd&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They were not alone. Others who took to the stage, including the Brisbane Lions, World Rugby and the Queensland Ambulance Service, spoke of their efforts to ensure everyone within their walls is on the same page.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the insights shared onstage across both days, the Leaders Performance Institute highlights how alignment shows up in the work of high-performing teams in at least five ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Smart coaches who can manage up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In sporting terms, there has never been a better moment for the city of Brisbane, with the Lions defending their AFL premiership and the Broncos winning the NRL in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Lions Senior Coach Chris Fagan and Broncos Head Coach Michael Maguire have built winning machines in this corner of Queensland, and both were on hand to tell Leaders Performance Institute members how it was done.<\/p>\n<p>Key to their approach is an ability to manage the executives within their organisations. As Fagan said, \u201cI always said to myself, if I was going to be a head coach, that I would make sure I would manage up to that group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past nine years, Fagan tried to dine once a week with Lions\u2019 CEO Greg Matthews as well as the team\u2019s senior-coach-turned-executive Leigh Matthews.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>&#8220;It\u2019s been incredibly invaluable because I\u2019ve got two allies that have always been able to tell my story and tell the story of the team to those who needed to know it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Chris Fagan<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Maguire has adopted a similar approach to prevent any noise or confusion emanating from above.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cWhen people above you understand the journey of where you\u2019re going and what you\u2019re trying to do then everyone is held to account because if they don\u2019t agree upon things, get that flushed out\u2026 [and] if they don\u2019t understand your goal they can sometimes make it up; and that&#8217;s why I say it always starts at the top.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Michael Maguire<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/LeadersBrisbane_Day2_Edited_11-Albert-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Fagan (centre) in conversation with Michael Maguire (right) and moderator Rachel Vickery. Photo: Albert Perez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>2. They seek \u2018spine alignment\u2019 too<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While coaches can do what they can to ensure information is flowing in all directions, there is a role for both board members and heads of performance on the sports science side too.<\/p>\n<p>Onstage, Peter Horne, the Performance Director at Rugby Australia, made the case for \u201cspine alignment\u201d, of which he said, \u201cif we get true spine alignment of what we\u2019re trying to achieve from a strategy, business and the deliverables [perspective] then we\u2019re more likely to be able to execute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, as he admitted, it is not about agreement on every decision.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cI don\u2019t always agree with the decisions, but ultimately if we all agree on the outcome where we\u2019re heading, then we\u2019re more likely to do that.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Peter Horne<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>\u201cFor the spine to work, you need everyone operating at the right level,\u201d said Brett Robinson, the Chair of World Rugby, who joined Horne for the session. He included himself in that assessment.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cYou have to be trustworthy, empathetic, listen, communicate all the time and be systematic about it.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Brett Robinson<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/LeadersBrisbane_Day1_Edited_40-Albert-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Horne (right) makes his point onstage with Brett Robinson (centre) and Leaders&#8217; Laura McQueen. Photo: Albert Perez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. They bring their frontline people onboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Few individuals are as well placed to discuss the concept of a culture driven by a shared purpose than Dr Stephen Rashford, the Medical Director of the Queensland Ambulance Service.<\/p>\n<p>He is proud of his team\u2019s \u201cno excuses\u201d approach too. \u201cWhen we do our audits, everyone\u2019s in the room, and there\u2019s no making fun of anyone, there\u2019s no bullying. We have honest, open discussions because we all just want to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critically, their culture starts with their paramedics.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cIt actually starts as close to the patient as possible. If our \u2018players\u2019 don\u2019t want to be involved, then there\u2019s no point progressing because we actually need to get everyone bought-in.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Dr Stephen Rashford\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/LeadersBrisbane_Day2_Edited_64-Albert-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Stephen Rashford mid presentation. Photo: Albert Perez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>4. They have leaders who give their people psychological safety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry is one of the greatest female cricketers of all time (then there\u2019s her career as an international football player to consider). Her career has been underpinned by psychological safety. \u201cWhen there&#8217;s a lot of support around that and real alignment on wanting to grow and improve, that makes a big difference,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cConsistency in leadership and how the vision and what you\u2019re trying to achieve is conveyed [is so important]. People know what they get, they\u2019re not guessing today how you&#8217;re going to respond to something.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Ellyse Perry<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>\u201cNo matter the position you hold, you don\u2019t know everything, so be open-minded to learning,\u201d said Anna Meares, the double Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist who served as the Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Committee at the Paris Games. She spoke onstage alongside Perry and fellow Olympic gold medallist, the BMX cyclist Saya Sakakibara.<\/p>\n<p>As Chef, Meares decided that open displays of vulnerability from early in the cycle would help to bring athletes and their coaches onboard.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cI had to go and learn from them because that information helps me set the environment and culture for when they come in.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Anna Meares<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Psychological safety is just as important in individual sports, as Sakakibara told the audience. The Red Bull athlete won gold in Paris but recounted the story of her awful crash three years earlier in Tokyo and how it encouraged her to start placing her trust in others.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cI started to rebuild my own support network and really started to believe in the systems rather than believing that I have to do everything.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Saya Sakakibara\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/LeadersBrisbane_Day1_Edited_108-Albert-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna Meares (second from left) makes her point to session moderator Fabio Serpiello in the company of Ellyse Perry (second from right) and Saya Sakakibara (first on the right). Photo: Albert Perez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. They use process as a tool of alignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his presentation, Scott McLean, an associate professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, explained that leaders must be aware of how things are connected in the complex systems of sports performance.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cIf you want to intervene somewhere, just be aware it\u2019s likely there\u2019s going to be impacts elsewhere in the system.\u201d <\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>Scott McLean \r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/LeadersBrisbane_Day2_Edited_57-Albert-Perez-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott McLean from stage right. Photo: Albert Perez<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Interventions should be governed by the performance need rather than results, according to James Thomas, the Performance Director at Warwickshire CCC, who made this case when he spoke onstage.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u201cI go back to the process; what we\u2019re trying to do as a team, what we\u2019re trying to do in the short term, what we\u2019re trying to do for the longer term, and some of the trade-offs we\u2019re going to face on that journey and realistic expectations\u00a0 too.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<pre><strong>James Thomas\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/AP2_2848-Albert-Perez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Thomas onsite at Leaders Meet: Australia. 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