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Leadership prompts

Feedback, 1:1s, team decisions, the conversation you're avoiding.

• work Compare Two Approaches to Managing Underperformance on a Team

  Choose between two underperformance management approaches based on root cause and the specific situation.

• work Summarise What the Culture of Your Organisation Actually Is Versus What It Claims to Be

  Understand what your organisation's culture actually is based on what it rewards and tolerates, rather than what it claims.

• work Translate the Unwritten Rules of Your Workplace Into Explicit Navigation Principles

  Make the unwritten rules of your workplace explicit so you can navigate them deliberately rather than stumble on them.

• work Decide Whether to Raise a Concern With Leadership or Let It Go

  Decide deliberately whether to raise a concern with leadership and, if yes, how to do it most effectively.

• work Reframe a Difficult Working Relationship as a Communication Design Problem

  Stop experiencing a difficult working relationship as a personality problem and start treating it as a communication design problem you can fix.

• work Explain How to Prepare for a Significant Organisational Change

  Prepare actively for a significant change in your organisation rather than waiting to see how it unfolds.

• work Critique Your Management Style for What It Is Producing in Your Team

  Find out what your management style is actually producing in your team rather than what you intend it to produce.

• work Summarise a Project Post-Mortem Into Three Lessons the Team Will Actually Use

  Turn a project post-mortem into three lessons the team will actually carry forward.

• work Summarise a Stakeholder Interview Series Into Strategic Themes

  Turn a set of stakeholder interviews into strategic themes decision-makers can act on.

• work Summarise a 360-Degree Feedback Report Into Three Development Priorities

  Get three development priorities from your 360-degree feedback that will actually change something.

• work Translate a Complex Process Into a One-Page Visual Walkthrough

  Convert a complicated process into a clear one-page guide anyone can follow.

• work Translate a Merger or Acquisition Communication Into What It Means for Your Team

  Find out what a merger or acquisition announcement actually means for your team before they ask you.

• work Summarise Your Weekly Workload Into What Actually Needs to Happen This Week

  Get through the week by knowing the two things that actually need to happen.

• work Translate Messy Meeting Notes Into a Clean Action Register

  Turn a page of meeting notes into a clean list of who is doing what by when.

• work Compare Two Software Tools for a Team Workflow Decision

  Choose between two workflow tools for your specific team, not the general use case.

• work Translate a Performance Management Framework Into What It Means for Your Direct Reports

  Find out what your performance management framework actually requires of you as a line manager.

• work Translate Stakeholder Feedback Into Prioritised Product Decisions

  Turn a wall of stakeholder opinions into the two decisions your team needs to make.

• work Reframe a Culture Problem as a Systems Failure Worth Fixing

  Find the system producing the culture problem before you spend money on a culture change programme.

• work Reframe a Micromanagement Problem Without Triggering a Conflict

  Handle a micromanaging manager without making things worse or using the word micromanagement.

• life Decide Whether to Escalate a Workplace Issue Formally

  Work out whether a workplace issue deserves formal escalation, with the risks mapped.

• work Reframe a Business Failure as a Competitor Intelligence Asset

  Extract the competitive intelligence from a business failure before anyone else does.

• work Reframe Negative 360 Feedback Into a Focused Development Plan

  Turn difficult 360 feedback into a development plan you will actually use.

• work Critique a Strategic Plan for Execution Gaps Before the Board Sees It

  Find the execution gaps in a strategic plan before the board asks the question the plan does not answer.

• work Critique a Project Brief Before You Accept the Work

  Find the problems in a project brief before you say yes to work that will come back to bite you.

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