Commit To One Advisory Role Contract
Create a role-contract question that prevents accidental takeover.
Use a role-contract question before giving confidential advice. A colleague or leader asks for private advice and the needed advisor role is ambiguous. Before I jump in, what role would help most: sounding board, script coach, neutral facilitator, or escalation partner if there is material risk? In 2 days, check whether you asked the role question and what changed. A senior leader asks for your private read on a peer conflict before an executive meeting. A colleague wants you to tell their manager something they are afraid to say directly. A project owner shares a sensitive risk and asks whether…
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