Since the 2008 financial crisis, existing methods of executive leadership have experienced in-depth scrutiny beyond their control. In reference to Patrick Lencioni, to understand teams is to comprehend an "inattention to results, an avoidance of accountability, and a lack of commitment". Executive leaders have been operating through silent, lucrative and confidential team dynamics that are difficult to access and subsequently difficult to challenge and understand.    Dr Katsarou-Makin explores the team-to-trust and trust-to-team relations between executives and their associates pertaining to the familial relations between these members and their unconventional codes of conduct. Under this umbrella of governance, directors, leaders and corporate gatekeepers operate in teams that are selected and trusted through unorthodox relations which must now come to light. Dr Katsarou-Makin seeks to explore how these teams operate through a collective consensus of trust and the values this trust demands.  AUTHOR: Dr Maria Katsarou-Makin is the founder of the Leadership Psychology Institute and has more than 20 years of experience in organisational development and executive coaching. She combines business and consulting experience and has done extensive work and research in team dynamics. SELLING POINTS: . How leaders and executives operate as a team/group and how to improve those dynamics  . An original insight into the inner-workings of high-level management and boards . The author explores how even business leaders and executives can improve their teamworking . Key topics such as decision-making, governance, senior recruitment, and trust at the top level are examined . The author is an experienced business coach and psychologist who has extensive experience with CEOs and executives