Twelve big ideas in leadership
Leadership, built so you can move it.
The leadership classics, made into sheets you can see, move and test.
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- S01 of 12
- Part
- Leadership foundations
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Leader as architect
Leaders shape behavior twice: directly, by what they do, and indirectly, by what they build around people.
The set
Twelve sheets
- S01
Leader as architect
Leadership foundations - S02
Leading by doing
Leadership foundations - S03
Leading through design
Leading organizations - S04
Leadership through culture
Leading organizations - S05
Influence and driving change
Leading people - S06
Teaming
Leading people - S07
Navigating conflict
Leading people - S08
Collaborative decision making
Leading people - S09
Leading by listening
Leading people - S10
Motivating yourself and others
Leading people - S11
Feedback
Leading people - S12
Integrating it all
Integrating it all
Play
The arcade
- Quiz · 2 min
Which culture fits you?
Eight questions put you on the culture map.
- Quiz · 2 min
How do you fight?
Six everyday clashes reveal your go-to conflict style.
- 60 seconds · 1 min
Bias blitz
Spot the trap in each pitch before the clock runs out.
- Speed run · 1 min
Kotter climb
Tap the eight steps of change in order. Beat your time.
Index
27 frameworks
- S01Management versus leadership
- S02Five components of emotional intelligence
- S02Psychological safety
- S02Growth mindset
- S03Nine tests of organization design
- S03Congruence model
- S03Four basic structures
- S04Eight culture styles
- S05Eight steps of change
- S05Four steps of persuasion
- S05Principles of influence
- S06Team tensions
- S06Three kinds of team conflict
- S07Hot and cool conflict
- S07Five conflict modes
- S08Twelve questions before a big decision
- S08Hidden decision traps
- S09Listening with understanding
- S09Illusion of transparency
- S10Two-factor theory
- S10Expectancy theory
- S10Job characteristics model
- S10Self-determination theory
- S11Ladder of inference
- S11Five flaws of feedback
- S11Questions to get actionable feedback
- S12Four sources of energy
Sources
Readings and talks
- What Leaders Really DoReadingKotter on management versus leadership
- What Makes a Leader?ReadingGoleman on the five components
- Do You Have a Well-Designed Organization?ReadingGoold and Campbell, the nine tests
- The Leader’s Guide to Corporate CultureReadingThe eight styles and the culture map
- Leading ChangeReadingKotter’s eight steps and eight errors
- The Necessary Art of PersuasionReadingConger’s four steps
- Barriers and Gateways to CommunicationReadingRogers on listening
- Before You Make That Big DecisionReadingThe twelve question checklist
- Manage Your Energy, Not Your TimeReadingFour sources of energy
- Building a psychologically safe workplaceVideoAmy Edmondson, TEDxHGSE, 13 minutes
- The power of believing that you can improveVideoCarol Dweck on growth mindset, 10 minutes