Worked example: turn a rescue pattern into a manager-growth pattern
Apply leader-leader mechanics to an escalation pattern so managers bring judgment instead of just problems.
Three managers keep escalating hard calls without recommendations, which turns the senior leader into the default decision-maker. Recommendation, evidence, risk, ask If you keep accepting vague escalations, you silently teach managers that bringing the problem is enough. Before Managers arrive with: "We have an issue with the renewal," "Hiring is stuck," "The roadmap is messy." The senior leader asks clarifying questions, then decides live. After Managers arrive with: the situation, their recommended move, what evidence supports it, the main risk, and the exact decision or check they need upward. Step 1 Name the failure pattern explicitly: "We are escalating too…
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