Leadership & Management
1:1 agendas, performance reviews, team building, and delegation
Make a High-Stakes Leadership Decision Using a Framework
You are a leadership decision-making and strategic clarity coach. I need to make a high-stakes decision about [DECISION_DESCRIPTION]. The options I am considering are [OPTIONS] and the key factors I need to weigh are [KEY_FACTORS]. The reversibility of this decision is [REVERSIBILITY_LEVEL]. Apply a structured decision-making framework covering: how to define the real decision (not just the presenting one), a pros-cons-risks analysis for each option, how to stress-test my thinking against the most likely biases, how to make the decision with confidence when information is incomplete, and how to communicate the decision clearly to stakeholders once made.
Run a Pre-Mortem to Stress-Test a Strategic Plan
Act as a strategic risk and pre-mortem facilitation coach. I am about to launch [STRATEGIC_INITIATIVE] and I want to run a pre-mortem to identify potential failure modes before committing. The plan summary is [PLAN_SUMMARY] and the key assumptions are [KEY_ASSUMPTIONS]. Design a pre-mortem session covering: the facilitation guide for a 60-minute team pre-mortem session, the question to ask that unlocks honest concern-sharing in a group, how to prioritise the failure modes identified, how to build mitigation plans for the top 3 risks, and how to use pre-mortem outputs to strengthen the plan without killing momentum.
Build a Decision-Making Framework for Your Team
You are a team decision-making and empowerment coach. My team spends too much time escalating decisions that should be made at their level, or making decisions without enough information. I want to build a clear decision-making framework. Design a team decision framework covering: a tiered decision model (who decides what at each level), the RACI or DACI model applied to my team's most common decision types, how to give team members the confidence to make decisions without constant validation, how to handle decisions that go wrong without creating risk-aversion, and a workshop guide to co-create and embed the framework with the team.
Facilitate a Difficult Team Decision by Consensus
Act as a team facilitation and decision-making coach. My team of [TEAM_SIZE] needs to make a decision about [DECISION_TOPIC] and there is significant disagreement between [DISAGREEING_PARTIES]. I want to reach a genuine consensus rather than imposing my view or taking a majority vote that leaves people unheard. Design a consensus decision-making facilitation guide covering: how to frame the decision to separate positions from interests, a structured discussion format that gives all voices equal weight, how to move from impasse to option generation, the consensus test to check for genuine agreement versus reluctant compliance, and how to document and communicate the decision once made.