Don't let manager set 1-on-1 agenda — send 3 points one hour before meeting.

Frame your stance as: "When [behavior] I feel [feeling] because I need [value] and I request [ask]".

Apologize with: name the act, the impact, take ownership, repair step. No "sorry if...".

Call a friend with no reason once a month and suggest a meet within the next 12 hours.

Instead of "you always...", say "I feel ... when X happens".

Turn a dead meeting productive with three GROW questions and one clear decision.

Open the meeting with five minutes of silent reading of a written memo instead of slides.

Refuse to attend or hold any meeting whose agenda did not arrive 24 hours prior, no exceptions.

List your top 10 risks with probability, impact, and owner; review the first Monday each month.

For each task and person: R responsible, A accountable, C consulted, I informed.

Every SOP has a mandatory expiry date — if unreviewed, it's auto-flagged "unreliable".

Instead of "delegate or not", define precise level: 1 (Tell) to 7 (Delegate fully).

Each time a report brings a problem, the monkey jumps on your back. Your job: keep it on theirs.

Instead of delegating "a task", delegate "an outcome". Report decides the how themselves.

Each child "owns" a chore, not "helps you" — ownership differs from helping radically.

Convert a meeting transcript (60+ min) into decisions and action items in 2 minutes.

For every 3 important digital chats with someone, schedule one real meeting.

Don't ask AI "write in author X's style". That = using their commercial style sans permission.