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The frameworks

Leadership

Expectation, standard, support

Set an expectation without leaving the person to guess what good looks like.

Setting an expectation with somebody who reports to you.

Intent · Application framework · No. 124

The shape

  1. Expectation
  2. Standard
  3. Support
  4. Accountability

A worked example

I expect the weekly report by Thursday afternoon. It should carry status, risks and next actions. If you are blocked, raise it before Wednesday. We will go through the first two together.

Mostly serves Intent, and reaches into Connection.

A framework tells you what shape the answer takes. It cannot tell you whether shape is what you are short of, and for most people it is not. Which one is yours, and whether a framework is the right instrument at all, is what a Discovery Call is for.

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