What’s my job again? Developing self-management
summary
Argues that leadership is practical: define and shift your job to meet product and technical needs, expand range using Daniel Gleman's six leadership styles, and treat strategy as context plus steps (time, energy, context, direction, expertise). Uses a concrete tool, the Dave thought experiment — fictional replacement who does half the work and expects twice the output — which forces delegation and creates space for others to grow. Lists team needs as feedback support direction practical help and emphasizes energy management over time tracking.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:05From pampered to Toronto raccoons
- 3:08Defining strategy
- 7:19Product and technical strategy
- 9:26Team strategy
- 9:48Inner squad and leadership
- 11:13Energy management
- 12:37Dave thought experiment
- 14:04What’s my job again
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