BookwieldSomeone has gone quiet, one person is the bottleneck, or the team is hitting the wrong target.
you're designing or replacing a bonus plan, the last one got gamed, and you need something that rewards the right work.
Freakonomics · Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner · Drive · Daniel H. Pink
you were the best individual contributor, people bring you every problem, you usually know the answer, and you've become the bottleneck.
The Coaching Habit · Michael Bungay Stanier · What Got You Here Won't Get You There · Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter
meetings are polite, deadlines slip, nobody calls it out in the room, and people come to you privately to complain about each other.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team · Patrick Lencioni · Extreme Ownership · Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
you've just been promoted over people who were your peers, feedback feels awkward, and one of them isn't taking it well.
The One Minute Manager · Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson · Crucial Conversations · Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler
someone's output has dipped and your instinct is to get more involved, but you're not sure if more involvement is the fix or the problem.
High Output Management · Andrew Grove · Multipliers · Liz Wiseman
your team is proud of numbers you set, the numbers are green, and the outcome they were meant to drive is getting worse.
Measure What Matters · John Doerr · First, Break All the Rules · Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
one long-tenured person is the only one who understands the critical systems, every incident and review lands on them, and the rest of the team waits.
The Phoenix Project · Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford · Turn the Ship Around! · L. David Marquet
a direct report has gone quiet, isn't volunteering the way they used to, and you're not sure if it's a skill problem, a motivation problem, or something you're missing.
Radical Candor · Kim Scott · High Output Management · Andrew Grove