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Managing People - Essential Models
Managing People - Essential Models
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Overview

"People leave managers, not companies." - Marcus Buckingham.

This popular quote captures the central role of middle managers and people leaders. They either lead their teams to effectively execute company strategy, or they lead to everything unraveling.

It's a crucial job and they are certainly feeling the pressure. Research has revealed that up to 20% of managers are dissatisfied with their work. They are simultaneously expected to execute on major transformation agendas, often not having a voice in the direction of those agendas, and they face a daily reality of relentless and conflicting demands.

There are no quick fixes to working through these challenges, but the models in this list will definitely help. Here's what's covered in this Playbook: 

Let's dive in.

This Playbook includes the following sections, select a heading to jump to that section.
SET THE SCENE
Establish the right conditions and leverage fundamental approaches to set you and your team up for success.
Psychological Safety
Leading high performing teams starts here. Google's Project Aristotle revealed Psychological Safety as the key ingredient behind high-performing teams. Click into this model for practical techniques to build it.
Find out more about Psychological Safety and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
The Golden Circle
As a manager, one of your key roles is to set the direction of the team, providing them with meaning and clarity. Not an easy task, but this model will help.
Find out more about The Golden Circle and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Eisenhower Matrix
How do you break out of the crushing weight of middle-management busy work? Part of it is making the distinction between important and urgent tasks. This classic model is a proven way to do just that.
Find out more about Eisenhower Matrix and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
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MANAGE INDIVIDUALS
How do you approach your 1-on-1s and empower individuals in your team? Use these models to go to the next level.
GROW Model
As tempting as it is, 'telling' a team member what they need to do won't always move them into action. Instead, focus on coaching to build self-awareness and competency. There's no better place to start coaching than with the GROW Model.
Find out more about GROW Model and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Radical Candor Framework
Beyond coaching, sometimes you'll need to challenge people and raise difficult conversations. Click this model to explore how to do it with Radical Candor.
Find out more about Radical Candor Framework and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Functional Fixedness
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Sure, use the Circle of Competence, but don't stick people in unmoving boxes. Use this model to think creatively about people mobility across job roles or projects.
Find out more about Functional Fixedness and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Circle of Competence
Take a strength-based approach to building a team. In your 1-on-1s be sure to have a view and empower your staff to identify and work with their Circle of Competence, particularly in how and where they choose to collaborate.
Find out more about Circle of Competence and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
T-Shaped People
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Need to support your team with growth conversations? Use this model to direct their capability development plans.
Find out more about T-Shaped People and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
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MANAGE TEAMS
Use these techniques to build high performing teams, quickly.
5 Stages of Teaming
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Working with your team involves understanding the stages your team must work through, and how you should lead through each stage.
Find out more about 5 Stages of Teaming and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Directly Responsible Individual
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Want a culture of accountability? Why not take a page from Apple's book by assigning Directly Responsible Individuals?
Find out more about Directly Responsible Individual and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
7Ps Meeting Framework
As a people leader, you'll likely be in more meetings than anyone else in the team. Since you'll live in them, why not make them work more effectively and even get rid of some of them altogether.
Find out more about 7Ps Meeting Framework and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Deep Work
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Multitasking will kill performance of you and your team. Understanding Deep Work will help you schedule uninterrupted focus periods to get creative and thinking work done.
Find out more about Deep Work and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Agile Methodology
Whether you're implementing Scrum, Kanban, or have not made the transition to Agile – you can still begin to implement an agile mindset with a practice of interaction, experimentation and finding value.
Find out more about Agile Methodology and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
Cialdini's Six Principles of Influence
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Finally, use Cialdini's classic Principles of Influence to persuade people upline and downline.
Find out more about Cialdini's Six Principles of Influence and add it to your Latticework of Mental Models here.
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    960 days ago Tanvi Patel

    Awesome

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