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How the lack of friction in leadership teams hides problems

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Thu, Jun 18, 2026

3:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Decisions Under Pressure: A Masterclass for Senior Leaders
Judit Petho
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What you'll learn

Recognise when agreement on a team is a warning sign

How a room of capable people can become a group that just reflects back the leader's view and why that's an issue

Understand how meeting design influences decisions

How meeting structure, agenda sequencing, and who speaks when impacts the decision made, and how to optimise

One structural change to implement immediately

A practical change to how you run a significant group decision that will surface critical thinking and better results

Why this topic matters

When a leadership team reaches a decision without much friction, it can feel like alignment since nobody pushed back. But at execution, alignment disappears, there's a lack of progress, the strategy fails. Meeting dynamics that stifle dissent can hide a myriad of sins, and a lack of friction can mean critical issues are missed. The right mechanism changes the dynamic for the better.

You'll learn from

Judit Petho

4xCEO, ex-global COO, Strategic Advisor (SMEs, startups, PE-backed)

Judit Petho has led organisations through significant uncertainty — as a four-time CEO, as Global COO across international markets, and now as a strategic advisor and coach to senior leaders and boards navigating the decisions that matter most.

The group dynamics covered in this session are from her experience of being in those rooms, on both sides of the authority dynamic, and watching how consistently the structure of a conversation shapes its outcome before deliberation even begins.

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