Life Masters launches Leadership Alignment Accelerator to repair fractured executive, ExCo and board teams in South Africa

Diagnostics-led programme from the Revolutionary Workplace® methodology, from R35,000. Talks and board/ExCo interview meetings available now. Bookings open January 2027 in Gauteng.

JOHANNESBURG, 21 October 2026: Life Masters, the Johannesburg-based high-performance team development company led by founder Tony Dovale, has launched the Revolutionary Workplace® Leadership Alignment Accelerator, a programme and diagnostic process for repairing and aligning fractured executive, ExCo, management and board teams. Programmes are offered in Gauteng, South Africa, with bookings opening in January 2027.

The launch responds to a problem many South African organisations recognise but rarely measure: when the people at the top pull in different directions, every team below them feels the strain. Decisions slow down, strategy stalls in execution, and tension at board and ExCo level spreads into culture and performance.

What the Accelerator is

The Accelerator combines leadership team diagnostics with facilitated sessions. The diagnostics show where a team has fractured and where individual members are out of step with each other on priorities, decision rights, trust and communication. The facilitated sessions then work through those gaps with the whole team together, rather than with leaders one by one. The result is a shared, tested understanding of what the team is there to achieve and how it will make decisions, resolve conflict and hold each other to account.

Who it is for

The Accelerator is designed for management teams, executive teams and boards, particularly where:

• Decisions are slow or repeatedly reopened
• Strategy execution has stalled
• There is tension or distrust at board or ExCo level
• Leaders are pulling in different directions or working to competing priorities
• A new CEO, merger or restructure has left the leadership team unaligned

How engagements work

Every engagement is customised to the outcome the client wants. Some run as a two-day leadership retreat. Others run as multi-month alignment and optimisation projects. The format depends on the organisation’s structure, locations, number of participants and the depth of process needed to resolve the fractures. Entry-level interventions start from R35,000.

Why it matters now

Leadership teams are under pressure to adapt faster, often while navigating technology change, economic uncertainty and shifting stakeholder expectations. A team that cannot align internally cannot lead change.

“Most leadership teams don’t fail from lack of talent. They drift out of step with each other, and nobody measures it or fixes it together,” said Tony Dovale, founder of Life Masters.

Editorial note: the quote above was supplied as a draft quote and should be approved by Tony Dovale before external media distribution.

Where it fits

The Accelerator is part of the Revolutionary Workplace® HPO Labs System and High Performance Teams experience. It extends Life Masters’ work on psychological safety, trust, collaboration and communication to the top of the organisation, where leadership teams are divided and need a structured way to work through the issues. Teams can move from the Accelerator into deeper work, including the High Performance Team Sprint, Execution Accelerator, Culture Reset or Executive Strategy Facilitation.

Frequently asked questions

What is leadership alignment?

A leadership team is aligned when its members share priorities, decide and communicate consistently, and support decisions once made.

How do you fix a divided executive team?

By measuring where the team is out of step, then working through those gaps together in facilitated sessions, as the Accelerator does.

How much does leadership alignment cost in South Africa?

Entry-level interventions with Life Masters start from R35,000, with investment depending on the format, participants and depth of process.

How long does an ExCo retreat take?

Engagements range from a two-day retreat to multi-month projects.

Start now

Business leadership talks and board or ExCo interview meetings are available immediately, ahead of programme bookings in January 2027. The interview meeting is the first step: a focused conversation to understand the team’s challenges and recommend the right format.

Book a talk or interview meeting:
revwork.lifemasters.co.za | tdovale@lifemasters.co.za | +27 83 447 6300

About Life Masters

Life Masters is a Johannesburg-based company with over 35 years of experience in corporate team building, leadership development and high-performance team programmes for organisations in Johannesburg, Sandton and across South Africa. Its offering includes leadership alignment, culture change, executive coaching and employee engagement assessments. Programmes include the Leadership Alignment Accelerator, High Performance Team Sprint, Execution Accelerator, Engagement Recovery, Culture Reset and Executive Strategy Facilitation, plus facilitated team building from a 1 Day Team Booster to multi-day HPO Team Building Immersions and longer culture-change work. Its frameworks cover AdaptAgility™, growth-optimised mindset mastery, psychological safety, trust, collaboration, alignment, Perpetual Reinvention™ and communication. Led by founder Tony Dovale. More at lifemasters.co.za.