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briannagibson5 — 2025-08-20 13:39:38 UTC

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briannagibson5 — 2025-08-20 13:39:38 UTC

Follow a similar format with your responses when writing out your strategies for your case study.

Case Study Strategies

As a manager in this scenario, I would implement a new team ritual to increase trust and connection among team members.
I would teach the accountability ladder model to my team so we are all on the same page.
I would seek feedback on communication to ensure everyone feels like they can be heard in a way that works for them.

Getting clarity on why the work was "bare minimum"

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Is the team producing bare minimum work because they need more guidance & direction?
Is the team doing bare minimum because they are lacking motivation and effort?
Is the team doing bare minimum work because they don't know how to think outside of the box and be more creative?

Setting expectations

2025-08-20 15:26:51 UTC

Role modelling ideal behaviour as a leader & leaning on Sr members to set the quality bar as well
Setting benchmark on what "good" looks like and establishing clear expectations
Tying back to company/team values

Connect work to the bigger picture:

praveenpaul — 2025-08-20 15:27:29 UTC

Help the team understand how their work fits into the company's overall mission.

Candid Questions about Work Ownership

2025-08-20 15:29:16 UTC

How can we take the output and drive good, better, best results across the team?
Is the work they've done something they would be proud to show case to Sr. Leadership? If not, brainstorm on how can they improve the work to exceed expectations.
Are they considering cross-functional teams, and how it impacts them?

manager to set the expectations with the team that peer to peer accountability is okay!

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Leading by example

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The more often the manager takes accountability, the more the team will

Empowering

marley49 — 2025-08-20 15:33:07 UTC

Encouraging the senior members on the team to take charge, come with solutions/ideas, give feedback

Proactively leverage DACI framework to outline roles & responsibilities

marley49 — 2025-08-20 15:34:21 UTC

Recurring team retrospectives

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Recurring check in with the whole team to discuss what went well, what didn't, and actions we can take next time

Tie back to our company values

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Get Stuff Done/Adopt a Growth Mindset, we want to encourage our employees to take initiative to recommend solutions/solve problems if they see one!

1-3-1 Framework

2025-08-20 15:40:48 UTC

For junior team members who may not know how to solve the problem, encourage brainstorming sessions, try 1-3-1 framework "1-identify problem, 3-come up with 3 solutions, 1-choose one of the 3"