Activities by work strength

Own Pace

Three visible commitments

Every Monday, write down the three commitments others expect from you that week and check them on Wednesday.

Calm as a resource

When the people you work with are under pressure, suggest a short pause to sort priorities before carrying on.

Persistence

Choose what to drop

Go through your list and consciously pick one task you will drop or delegate this week.

Visible close

When you finish a project, share in two lines what you achieved and what you learned.

Big Picture

A detail partner

Before handing in something important, ask a detail-minded person to review it with you for 15 minutes.

One-page map

Summarise your next project on a single page: the goal, three milestones and the main risks.

Precision

Good enough

Before you start, decide what level of quality the task needs and stop when you reach it.

Share your system

Document a process you know well so the people you work with can use it too.

Practical Mind

Pilot test

When someone proposes an abstract idea, suggest a small, concrete test to check it.

Second look

Pick an idea you dismissed quickly and spend 20 minutes understanding its logic.

Intellectual Curiosity

From idea to step

For every idea you propose, define the first concrete step someone could take tomorrow.

Three questions

Before a meeting, prepare three questions that invite people to think differently.

Consistency

One small change

Pick a work routine and try a variation for two weeks. Then assess the result.

Ask why

When a change is proposed, ask for the reasons and define what evidence would convince you.

Versatility

Anchor a routine

Choose one practice you will keep the same for a month, even if you're tempted to change it.

Support the change

Offer help to someone who is struggling to adapt to a recent change.

Execution Focus

Next year's skill

Identify one skill your role will need in 12 months and spend one hour a month on it.

Teach your craft

Share a technique you have mastered with someone who is just starting out.

Growth Mindset

30-day plan

Pick a skill, decide how you will measure progress and review it every week for a month.

Guide someone

Offer to guide someone through something you have already learned.

Contentment

A goal that excites you

Set a career goal that genuinely motivates you, however small, and tell someone about it.

Share your formula

Tell the people you work with about one habit that helps you stay balanced.

Aiming High

Shared goal

Link your next objective to a team goal and make the link explicit.

Celebrate progress

At the end of each month, write down three achievements before thinking about the next challenge.

Contribution

Take the lead

In the next meeting without clear direction, propose a way forward and offer to own it.

Make your work visible

Tell your manager about one contribution of yours that went unnoticed.

Taking Charge

Delegate a decision

Pick a decision you would normally make and let someone else make it, with your support.

Listen first

In your next meeting, ask for everyone's view before proposing the way forward.

Measured Voice

A clear position

In your next meeting, state one concrete opinion in a single sentence, without hedging.

Prepare the hard part

Before a delicate conversation, write down in three points what you need to say.

Speaking Up

Ask first

Before giving your view in a meeting, ask a question to someone who hasn't spoken yet.

Your voice for others

Pick a topic where you can speak up on behalf of someone with less visibility.

Quiet Presence

Share in writing

After a meeting, send in writing one idea you didn't say out loud.

Protect your focus

Block two slots of focused work in your calendar every week.

Sociability

Connect two people

This week, introduce two people who could help each other.

Hand over the floor

In your next meeting, invite the quietest person to speak.

Emotional Expressiveness

The ten-second pause

When something bothers you, wait ten seconds before responding and name what you feel.

Channel the energy

Use your enthusiasm to pitch a project you care about to someone who can push it forward.

Calm Under Pressure

Show what you feel

This week, tell someone you trust how a difficult situation felt for you.

The calm anchor

Offer to be a calm point of reference in the next tense moment with the people you work with.

Risk Radar

Risk and opportunity

Every time you point out a risk, name an opportunity too.

Useful prevention

Share with the people you work with a short list of risks with one action for each.

Optimism

Devil's advocate

Before an important decision, ask someone to list what could go wrong.

Concrete hope

When the team feels low, recall together a challenge you have already overcome.

Self-assurance

Ask for input

Ask two colleagues what you should start doing and what you should stop doing.

Test your idea

Before closing a decision, find someone who thinks differently and hear their whole argument.

Self-reflection

Five minutes a day

At the end of the day, note one thing you did well and one you would do differently.

Treat yourself like a colleague

When you notice self-criticism, ask what you would tell a colleague in your place.

Independence

Add a perspective

Pick a task in your area where someone else's view could improve the result.

Share progress

Each week, send a short summary of what you're working on to the people who depend on you.

Collaboration

A kind no

This week, say no to a request that isn't yours and offer an alternative.

Shared problem

Propose tackling together a problem that each area currently solves on its own.

Directness

Fact and feeling

Before giving criticism, think about how the other person may feel and start there.

Recognise the effort

This week, explicitly thank someone for their effort, not just their result.

Warmth

Firm and kind

Practise a difficult message that opens with appreciation and ends with a clear request.

Look after yourself too

Set aside time each week for something that recharges you.

Self-advocacy

Share the credit

In your next presentation of results, name the people who contributed.

Negotiate for others

Use your skill to secure a resource that someone you work with needs.

Humility

Tell your win

This week, share one of your results with the person who decides on your development.

Ask for what you need

Identify a resource or support you're missing and ask for it directly.