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18 results (expanded search) for "manager-alignment"
Leadership
The Communication Cascade: Aligning Managers Before an Announcement
Before any major org announcement, brief your managers 48 hours ahead with a Q&A sheet so they're never surprised in front of their teams.
Professional
SBI Feedback Model
Deliver effective feedback in 3 parts (Situation—Behavior—Impact) so the other person hears you without defensiveness.
Professional
Radical Candor 2x2
Sort your feedback on care personally × challenge directly — sweet spot: high in both.
Social
DESC Script for a Tough Conversation
Write four sentences: Describe the behavior, Express the impact, Specify the change, Consequences.
Social
Prep 1-on-1 With Manager
Prep your 1-on-1 with SBI + GROW: situation, behavior, impact, then open GROW questions.
Administrative
No-Agenda-No-Meeting Rule
Refuse to attend or hold any meeting whose agenda did not arrive 24 hours prior, no exceptions.
Administrative
Skill x Interest Delegation Matrix
For each delegation candidate, rate skill and interest — delegate where both are high.
Administrative
7-Question Delegation Brief
Before any delegation, answer 7 questions in writing — send them with the handover.
Administrative
Post-Delegation SBI Feedback
After any delegated task completes, deliver feedback in Situation-Behavior-Impact format.
Administrative
Delegating Decisions, Not Tasks
Specify the decision-types (not tasks) you will delegate via an explicit authority ring.
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
Full No-Meeting Day
Designate one weekday with zero meetings — even from the CEO.
Administrative
Expectation-Setting Kickoff
Project first meeting: explicit expectations — scope, date, quality, comms, alarms.
Administrative
Zero-Based Headcount Review
Don't ask "do we need another hire?" — ask "if we started today with nobody, who'd we hire first?".
Leadership
Defining the North Star Metric
Pick one metric that measures the value delivered to your customer, anchoring every decision to its success.
Leadership
Radical Candor Matrix
A 2×2: "Care Personally × Challenge Directly". Know which quadrant you're in with each report.
Leadership
Translating Strategy into a Frontline-Repeatable Line
Test your strategy with one question: can a frontline employee repeat it verbatim to a customer?
Digital & AI
Password Manager Adoption
Replace one reused password across 30 accounts with unique long ones, stored in an encrypted manager.