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The Leader Lab

by Tania Luna, LeeAnn Renninger

September 2021

Intermediate to advanced

352 pages

6h 21m

English

Wiley

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Why Managers MatterWhat a Manager Is (Today)The Surprising Skills That Matter MostYour Leader Lab
As You ReadMia the ManagerPractice StationsYour Lab ReportsBonus Inclusion Stations
Q-stepping Helps Managers Become More Effective Faster in at Least Three Ways
Playbacks Help Managers Make a Positive Impact Faster in Three Ways
Three of the Biggest Reasons Managers Benefit from Deblurring

Three Reasons the Validation BU Helps You Become a Better Manager Faster
Why the Linkup Is Such an Important Manager BU
Let's Pause and Talk About Why Pausing Is So Important for Managers
What Coaching Is (and Isn't)The 4Cs: Noticing Coaching Moments FasterThe Coaching SOON FunnelQ-step into Coaching
What Feedback Is (and Why It Matters)How to Give Feedback WellHow to Receive Feedback WellHow to Build a Feedback Culture Faster
Time AwarenessPrioritizationOrganizationFocus
Brain Craving #1: CertaintyBrain Craving #2: AutonomyBrain Craving #3: MeaningBrain Craving #4: ProgressBrain Craving #5: Social InclusionSample One-on-One Agenda Template
1. Gap Analysis2. Linkup3. The 3 Lenses Model4. UC Check5. Inclusive Planning
Starting Meetings: 4P Opener“Inform” Meeting Tools“Explore” Meeting Tools“Narrow” Meeting ToolsCourse Corrections
The Phases of ChangesUnfreeze PhaseChange PhaseRefreeze PhaseStay Slushy
Identify Business Needs: Capability MappingIdentify Individual Needs: The Zoom Out ConversationHigh Leverage Development: Get in the Venn ZoneIndividual Development Plans and 3EsMake Development a Theme
Core BUs, Skills, and Tools at a GlanceMia the ManagerYour Leader Lab
The BackstoryHow to Use This BookPart I: The Core BUsChapter 1: Q-stepChapter 2: PlaybackChapter 4: ValidateChapter 5: LinkupChapter 6: PauseChapter 7: ExtractPart II: The Core SkillsChapter 8: Coaching SkillsChapter 9: Feedback SkillsChapter 10: Productivity SkillsChapter 11: Effective One-on-OnesChapter 12: Strategic ThinkingChapter 13: Meetings MasteryChapter 14: Leading ChangeChapter 15: People Development

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References

The Backstory

Leone, Paul. 2020. “Measuring the Impact of a Bad Boss.” Training Industry Magazine. https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/trainingindustry/tiq_20200708/index.php?startid=34#/p/34.
Wigert, Ben, and Jim Harter. 2017. Re-Engineering Performance Management. Washington, DC: Gallup Press. https://www.gallup.com/file/workplace/238064/Re-EngineeringPerformanceManagement_2018.pdf.

How to Use This Book

Chase, Catherine C., Doris B. Chin, Marily A. Oppezzo, and Daniel L. Schwartz. 2009. “Teachable Agents and the Protégé Effect: Increasing the Effort Towards Learning.” Journal of Science Education and Technology 18 (June): 334–352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-009-9180-4.
Hewlett, Sylvia A., Melinda Marshall, and Laura Sherbin. 2013. “How Diversity Can Drive Innovation.” Harvard Business Review, December. https://hbr.org/2013/12/how-diversity-can-drive-innovation.

Part I: The Core BUs

Chapter 1: Q-step

Deci, Edward L., and M. Richard Ryan. 2008. “Self-determination Theory: A Macrotheory of Human Motivation, Development, and Health.” Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne 49, no. 3 (August): 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012801.
Huang, Karen, Michael Yeomans, Alison Wood Brooks, Julia Minson, and Francesca Gino. 2017. “It Doesn't Hurt to Ask: Question-Asking Increases Liking.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 113, no. 3 (September): 430–452. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000097.
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