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Leadership
Coaching Through a Plateau
When someone's progress stalls despite real effort, look for what changed in their performance pattern, not just "less motivation".
Professional
Coffee Chat Question Bank
Prepare 10 deep questions before any coffee chat — converts pleasantries to relationship.
Social
Five-Layer Boundary Map
Map your boundaries across five layers (physical, emotional, time, material, digital) on a single page.
Psychological
Two-Minute Rule
Any new habit, start with 2-minute version — until established.
Professional
10/10/10 Rule
Before any decision, ask: how will I view this in 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years?
Professional
Personal Mission Statement
Write 50-word mission describing your life calling, read every morning.
Leadership
Disagree and Commit
After debate, if team decides what you disagree with, commit 100% to executing without silent sabotage.
Psychological
Observing Self: Who Notices?
Discover the constant "I" that has witnessed every changing thought and feeling.
Psychological
One Committed Action
No paralyzing "big plan" — one tangible action aligned with your value within 24 hrs.
Professional
Opportunity Cost Audit
For each "yes" this week, write the implicit "no" that came with it.
Professional
Praise Specificity Drill
Replace vague "good job" with specific praise describing: what he did, impact, why it matters.
Professional
WOOP Protocol
For each goal: Wish → Outcome → Obstacle → Plan.
Professional
Net Worth Tracking
First Saturday monthly, compute: assets − debts = net worth. Track curve.
Social
Broken Record for Repeated Pressure
Repeat the same refusal in the same words calmly, no matter how the other person reshapes the pressure.
Social
The Apology-Free No
Say no in three sentences: thanks, refusal, closing — with no "sorry" or justification.
Social
The Ready-No Sentence
Memorize one 7-word refusal sentence and rehearse it until it emerges automatically under pressure.
Social
Broken Record
When pressured to retract, repeat request calmly same words — don't explain more.
Social
No Without Apology
Say "no, I can't" — complete sentence. No explanation, no apology.
Administrative
"You Decide" List for New Hires
On day one, hand the new hire a list of 15 decisions they make alone without consulting you.
Administrative
Dashboard Hygiene
Every quarter: review dashboard — drop unused, add needed, refresh targets.
Administrative
Expectation-Setting Kickoff
Project first meeting: explicit expectations — scope, date, quality, comms, alarms.
Leadership
Regret Minimization (Bezos)
Imagine yourself at 80 looking back — which option causes the least regret?
Leadership
Conflict with Your Manager: DESC Model
Manager crossed a line or made an error affecting you. DESC: Describe, Express, Specify, Consequence. Each in a sentence.
Social
20-Minute Time-Out in a Fight
When pulse passes 100, call a 20-min time-out — physiology needs time.
Social
The 20-Second Elevator Encounter
Prepare one line that works for any brief encounter under 20 seconds (elevator, hallway, queue).
Leadership
Crafting a 25-Word Vision Statement
Compress the organization's aspiration into one sentence under 25 words that any employee can recite.
Parenting
Read-Aloud Beyond Age Seven
Keep reading aloud to your child to age 12, even if he reads alone — benefits go beyond language.
Digital & AI
Explicit Constraints Beat Guidance
"Max 80 words, don't use 'innovative', start with imperative" beats "make it short and clear".
Professional
Pre-Mortem Analysis
Imagine your decision failed a year from now and write the reasons today — preventing 70% of catastrophes.
Professional
Stop at 80% Rule
Stop at 80% — don't bury in 20% perfectionism.
Professional
Word Halving
For each sentence, delete half words — becomes stronger.
Professional
Disagree and Commit
If you disagree and weren't convinced, state disagreement, then commit to execution as if it were yours.
Social
Two-Chair Perspective Switch
Sit in your chair, then mentally move to the other person's chair and retell the situation from their view.
Social
Evening Time Boundary
After 9 PM no work-replies — protect personal space with a ready phrase.
Social
Bridging the Generational Communication Gap
When talking across generations (a parent, a teen), switch to their preferred channel, not yours.
Social
Networking-Event Opener
Replace "what do you do?" with a question that opens a story, not a dry job title, at networking events.
Social
Bridging Small Talk to Real Talk
Use one "bridge" question to move dialogue from the surface (weather) to a real shared thread (values, ambition).
Administrative
"Who Else Could?" Question
Every time you catch yourself doing a task, ask: who else? And why didn't they?
Administrative
Delegate Outcome, Not Method
Describe the outcome in 3 sentences, let the employee pick the path.
Administrative
WOOP Implementation Intentions
Four steps: Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan — turn intention into behavior.
Administrative
Fishbone: Cause-Effect Diagram
Draw a "fish skeleton" of the problem: head = issue, bones = cause categories.
Administrative
Risk Matrix: Probability × Impact
Rate each risk on a 5×5 grid — color dictates response urgency.
Administrative
Lewin Model: Unfreeze-Move-Refreeze
Three core phases of any change: unfreeze status quo, move it, refreeze the new state.
Administrative
Quarterly Team Health-Check Survey
Five anonymous questions each quarter surface problems nobody will voice aloud in a meeting.
Leadership
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Pre-Mortem: Imagining the Decision Failed
Before committing to a big decision, imagine it failed a year from now and list three primary causes.
Leadership
Steelmanning the Opposition
Before refuting an opposing view, write its strongest version honestly.
Leadership
Pre-Commitment Device
Lock yourself out of the weak option before you face it — via financial or public stake that's hard to undo.
Leadership
Expected Value Calculation
Don't choose by "most likely outcome" — multiply each outcome's probability by its value, then sum.
Leadership
Role-Model Decision Test
Imagine someone you deeply respect and ask: "What would you do in my place?"
Leadership
Imagined Advisory Board
Convene a mental meeting with 5 imaginary experts before any major leadership decision.
Leadership
Finding a Mentor Practically
Instead of "will you be my mentor?", request a specific 30-min meeting around one question.
Leadership
Feedforward Coaching
Instead of feedback on the past, ask reports for future suggestions — less defensiveness, higher application.
Leadership
Culture Map for Global Teams (Meyer)
8 cultural scales (communicating, evaluating, persuading, leading, deciding, trusting, disagreeing, scheduling) to understand why your global team clashes.
Leadership
Mini Pre-Mortem for Leaders
15 min before a big decision: imagine it failed a year later, list 5 likely causes with mitigations.
Leadership
Weighted Decision Matrix
For decisions with 3+ options: 5 criteria, weights, 1-5 ratings, mathematical winner.
Leadership
Power Pose Before High-Stakes Moments
2 min in a power pose before meeting/pitch = cortisol -25% + testosterone +20%.
Leadership
One Takeaway in Every Communication
Before any speech/pitch/meeting, define: what one sentence, if remembered a week later, means I succeeded?
Leadership
Silent Presence Training
In a meeting, learn to listen 80% and speak 20%. Leader's authority grows in silence, not words.
Leadership
Build a Hard Conversation with DESC
4 steps: Describe (situation), Express (impact), Specify (change), Consequences (outcomes).
Leadership
Mastering Crucial Conversations (Patterson)
3 conditions for crucial conversations: high stakes, opposing opinions, strong emotion — use 7 skills to succeed.