Managing yourself

As they say on planes, you should affix your own mask before helping others. You need to be healthy, present, and emotionally stable before you can support others or build effectively.

To start, we'll explore into how best to manage your time (your most precious resource), how to create work-life harmony, and how to take radical responsibility for your own life and happiness.

Coaching and feedback

This chapter is about developing people—whether that's direct reports, peers, or yourself. Great leaders help people grow into the best versions of themselves.

In the coaching section, we'll explore how to give and receive feedback, how to run effective one-on-ones (if you have reports), and how to find your zone of genius.

Working as a team

Effective collaboration involves running useful meetings, making good decisions, and keeping your commitments—whether you're working with direct reports or cross-functional partners.

In this handbook, we explore how impeccable agreements work, the different types of decision-making, and how to collaborate remotely.

Creating and achieving goals

You're responsible for setting goals for your domain and achieving them—whether through your own work, through a team, or both.

We'll talk about how to set goals for your function, get buy-in, and delegate effectively (if you have a team).

Information sharing

Even at our small size, information sharing is critical. You need to document your decisions, broadcast your thinking, and make your domain transparent.

We'll explore tactics for sharing information about your function so the company stays aligned.

Conflict resolution

Conflicts inevitably arise whenever people work together. The key is to address them head-on.

This section will present a tried and tested structure for conflict resolution through clearing conversations.

Creating culture

You contribute to Straddle's culture through your actions, your standards, and how you show up every day.

Consciousness

The last step to becoming a world-class leader is becoming aware of your internal state, and adopting a mindset of abundance, fun, and playful curiosity.

We'll explore what those values mean and how to embody them.