Who’s In Front of You: A Team Map for Adaptive Leaders

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Companion Resource · October 2026 Newsletter

Who's In Front of YouTeam Map

Part of the Authentic Leadership Newsletter

This Team Map is a 10-page worksheet for mapping every person on your team. Work out, person by person, exactly what they need from you to do their best work.

5 questions per person 10 pages 5-minute read

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What you'll gain

  1. 01
    See each person clearly

    A simple five-question framework for understanding exactly what each direct report needs from you, one person at a time, not a one-size-fits-all approach.

  2. 02
    Spot the one habit that matters

    Compare your answers across your whole team. If the same adjustment keeps appearing, that's not five separate problems; it's one habit worth working on.

  3. 03
    Build a repeatable rhythm

    Use it after a team change, ahead of a round of 1:1s, or as a quarterly reset: a habit to return to, not a one-off exercise.

1:1 Preparation Team Changes Quarterly Reset Leadership Style Direct Reports

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Inside the worksheet

For each person you lead, the worksheet walks you through five honest questions: what would help them do their best work, your natural style with them, when that style has helped or fallen short, what to adapt, and one small change for your next conversation.

Repeat the block for everyone on your team, then look across your answers. The patterns you find matter more than any single answer.

“If the same adjustment keeps appearing, that's not five separate problems; it's one habit worth working on.”

Resource highlights

  • 10 pages, 5 questions per person
  • Built for leaders with more than one direct report
  • Includes an "after you've filled it in" pattern-check
  • A companion to the "Read the Room" section of this month's newsletter

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