Situations
8 guides in this category.
Delegation for Founders Who Can't Let Go
Why founders keep doing the work they should have handed off months ago, and three documented approaches, from Grove, Drucker, and Fried, for delegating without losing quality or control.
Feedback People Actually Hear
Why most feedback gets nodded at and then ignored, and three documented approaches, from Scott, Edmondson, and Rogers, for feedback that actually changes behavior.
Making Decisions You Can't Take Back
How to think clearly about a decision with no undo button, and three documented approaches, from Kahneman, Munger, and Dalio, for irreversible calls. Not financial advice.
Meetings That Produce Nothing
Why most meetings end with everyone agreeing and nothing changing, and three documented approaches, from de Bono, Lencioni, and Parker, for meetings that actually decide something.
Negotiating When You Have No Leverage
What to actually do when the other side holds all the power, and three documented approaches, from Voss, Mandela, and Ginsburg, for negotiating from a weak position.
Pricing Your Work When Money Talk Is Hard
Why naming your price feels harder than doing the work itself, and three documented approaches, from Enns, Weiss, and Hormozi, for pricing conversations that don't end in a discount.
Procrastinating on the Work That Actually Matters
Why the most important work is usually the easiest to avoid, and three documented approaches, from Tharp, Clear, and Newport, for actually starting it.
Saying No to a Client Without Losing Them
How to decline a client request, a free pitch, a scope-creep ask, without the relationship souring. Three documented approaches from Maister, Enns, and Voss, plus prompts you can run today.