# How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from Above?

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Podcast: [Harvard Business Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387)
Published: 2026-06-17T12:30:00+00:00
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How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from the Top? 12 Jun 2023 --- He leads a team at a large global organization and gets positive feedback on their work. But he’s having trouble leading his team amid conflicting priorities and without direction from his senior leaders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can help his team have organizational impact, with or without more clarity from above. Further reading: - When Managing Through Ambiguity, Develop a Clear Vision: https://hbr.org/2020/11/when-managing-through-ambiguity-develop-a-clear-vision - How To Lead Through Ambiguity: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/06/08/how-to-lead-through-ambiguity/?sh=4168a4c01ee6 - 5 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Understand Your Company’s Vision: https://hbr.org/2021/09/5-reasons-your-employees-dont-understand-your-companys-vision - How to Teach Leaders to Navigate Complexity: https://instituteofcoaching.org/blogs/how-teach-leaders-navigate-complexity This episode originally aired on Coaching Real Leaders on April 24, 2023. Listen to more episodes of Coaching Real Leaders on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJua_hcLjT7aFzWcoqMnrp-z7 You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/04/how-do-i-lead-my-team-without-strategic-direction-from-the-top - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-lead-my-team-without-strategic-direction-from/id1545444200?i=1000610409413 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gnbm9KN6yyI7f6Pk6EXRo?si=72b95068855d447d - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/coaching-real-leaders/episode/how-do-i-lead-my-team-without-strategic-direction-from-the-top-302424215 - Google Pod…

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