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6 pivots · pocket playbook
The First-Time Manager Pivot Pack
Lead without becoming the bottleneck.
Six tiny pivots from Adam Grant, Daniel Pink, and Lori Gottlieb for the first ninety days of leading a team — covering motivation, autonomy, and the inner story you carry into every 1:1.
Organizational
The Task Significance Reframe
Help each person see who benefits when they do the work well.
2-min read 15-min actionAGAdam Grant
Behavioral
The Autonomy Prompts
Replace assignments with four short questions that hand back control.
2-min read 10-min actionDPDaniel Pink
Clinical
The Unreliable Narrator Check
Before reacting to a team conflict, rewrite the story from the other person's view.
3-min read 10-min actionLGLori Gottlieb
Organizational
The Anonymous Pre-Mortem
Have the team write — anonymously — why the project will fail before it launches.
2-min read 30-min actionAGAdam Grant
Behavioral
The Regret-on-Three Test
Ask whether you'll regret avoiding this conversation in three days, three months, three years.
2-min read 5-min actionDPDaniel Pink
Clinical
The Relational Frame
Open with what you want for the relationship — not what you're upset about.
2-min read 5-min actionEPEsther Perel