As a leader of a portfolio of products and areas, director or VP, the breath and depth of what you lead and with the team size you lead it is important to have the right structure in place to support the team(s) and the business. While right team structures are not a guarantee to success getting this part wrong can definitely create obstacles towards success. Recently adopted this model framework and thought it’s worth sharing. ...
One of my favorite management techniques is delegation poker. Delegation poker is a technique to arrive at how decisions are to be made. The decision makers can be two individuals (manager and report) or entire teams and their team leaders. The 7 delegation levels are: Level 1: Tell Level 2: Sell Level 3: Consult Level 4: Agree Level 5: Advise Level 6: Inquire Level 7: Delegate There is a ton of material out there but one article I frequently share is by Miquel Rodríguez which gives good detail and examples. Specifically love the non work examples with kids and restaurants: ...