Leader Atlas

This is an expanded version of the Work Atlas

Part 1 – Philosophy

• Every choice creates you
  • Live simply
  • Eat wisely
  • Sleep well
  • Move enough
  • Rest your mind
• Center in your principles (from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey):
  • Be proactive
  • Begin with the end in mind
  • Put first things first
  • Think win-win
  • Seek first to understand, then to be understood
  • Synergize
  • Sharpen the saw
• Personal pillars (my take)
  • Know yourself
  • Focus
  • Embrace routine
  • Work hard
  • Be proactive
  • Never give up
  • Grow and learn
  • Be open-minded
  • Be humble
  • Seek harmony

Part 2 – Culture

• Build your house on solid ground
  • Let go of forms and concepts
  • Embrace the spirit of challenge
  • Tailor your approach
  • Create transparency
  • Seek to understand all perspectives
  • Look for the bright spots
  • Be mindful of the pace of change
  • Over-communicate most things
  • Create opportunities for interaction
  • Refine all the time
  • Check in with yourself at least every 3 months

Part 3 – Ecosystem

• Right people
  • Diverse perspectives
  • Objective setters
  • System thinkers
  • Action takers
  • Mindful & kind
  • Hire wisely
    • Design a thorough hiring process
    • Hire for skill 
    • Hire for potential
    • Hire for way of thinking 
  • Job design
    • Set expectations
    • Create structure
    • Flex according to depth
  • Training
    • Make it easy
      • Have a well-structured information repository
      • Have a training schedule
      • Ask for feedback
  • Performance management 
    • Establish expectations
    • Create career roadmaps
    • Recognition 
  • Maintain routine structured gatherings
    • 1:1s
    • Huddles
    • Alignments
    • Celebrations
• Right goals
  • Estimate yourself justly
  • Set your goals within your compass
  • Use objectives and key results (OKRs)
  • Create a roadmap with initiatives
  • Beware of curveballs and allow for flexibility
  • Find work that gives you joy
  • Enhance everyone’s experience through every interaction
    • Smooth onboarding – a warm welcome 
    • Service excellence – a zero-defect product 
    • Anticipatory service – a proactive approach
    • Graceful separation (if need be)
• Right resources
  • Make reading a habit
  • Pin your goals and inspirations to the wall
  • Ask for feedback
  • Get a mentor
  • Get a peer group
  • Get in a book club
  • Have a well-structured information repository
  • Observe, measure and steer