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Social
Challenge the Catastrophe Prediction
Write your catastrophic prediction pre-event and compare with what actually happened — evidence stacks.
Leadership
Distinguishing Technical vs. Adaptive Challenges
Before solving any problem, ask: do we need an expert with a ready answer (technical), or do the people themselves need to change (adaptive)?
Psychological
Mind-Reading Challenge
You assume what others think of you — but never asked.
Administrative
"Kill or Develop" Challenge for Active Projects
Each active project: continue or kill? No "waiting" middle ground.
Leadership
Distinguishing Technical from Adaptive Challenges
Classify your problem: technical (known solution) or adaptive (requires shifting minds and values)? Confusing them is leadership failure #1.
Professional
Radical Candor 2x2
Sort your feedback on care personally × challenge directly — sweet spot: high in both.
Leadership
Radical Candor Matrix
A 2×2: "Care Personally × Challenge Directly". Know which quadrant you're in with each report.
Parenting
Zone of Proximal Development Scaffold
Offer a challenge slightly harder than he can solo, and gradually less scaffolding.
Psychological
Evidence For-Against Dialogue
Put your negative thought on trial: what's the evidence for and against? Then judge.
Professional
GTD Weekly Review
A 60-minute weekly session that empties every open loop from your mind and resets your compass for next week.
Professional
Tomorrow Tonight
Before sleep, plan tomorrow — saves morning willpower.
Professional
Internal Application Prep
Before applying to an internal role, schedule a 20-min exploration chat with the target team's manager.
Social
Negative Inquiry
When criticized, ask: "what specifically in X bothers you?" — forces clarity.
Social
Verify a Cultural "Yes"
In some cultures "yes" means "I heard", not "I agree" — ask explicitly.
Social
Direct vs Indirect: The Request Matrix
Before asking a high-context colleague for something, reshape your direct ask into a polite hint.
Social
Reading Silence Across Cultures
Before reading a colleague's silence in a meeting, ask: is it thinking, respect, or deferred refusal?
Administrative
Template Library
Every doc type written 3+× yearly has template — write once, use forever.
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
Devil's Advocate
Designate one person — or take the role yourself — as official critic before approving any major decision.
Leadership
Coaching a Peer (Not a Direct Report)
Coach a peer at your same management level with no hierarchical authority — the challenge here is separating friendship from neutrality, not authority from support.
Digital & AI
Desktop Zero — Friday
Every Friday, empty the desktop: each file goes to its folder, archive, or trash.
Digital & AI
Text Expansion Setup
Set 20 shortcuts (e.g., ";eml" types your full signature) to save hours weekly.
Digital & AI
Inbox Zero
Rule: per email, one decision: reply in 2 min, delegate, defer, or delete. No "later".
Digital & AI
Recurring Document Template Library
Like text shortcuts, build a library of full templates (presentation, simple contract, weekly report) instead of starting from scratch every time.
Social
Weekly Family Meeting
Create a 30-min weekly family meeting with fixed agenda: gratitude, challenge, plan.
Leadership
Bias Mitigation Plan
Before people-affecting decision, identify 3 potential biases and create a shield for each.
Leadership
Group Coaching Facilitation Basics
In group coaching, your role isn't answering but fairly distributing attention and turning one person's problem into collective learning.
Leadership
Disagreeing with Your Boss Productively
Use the format "I agree on X, but I see a risk in Y, and suggest Z" instead of silence or unstructured direct opposition.