Skill: chilu18/leadership-strategy-playbook (version 1.0.0)

--- name: leadership-strategy-playbook description: > Leadership & Strategy Playbook. Use for: strategic planning, decision-making under uncertainty, change management, crisis leadership, stakeholder management, corporate governance, succession planning, and long-term value creation. Trigger for executive operating systems, board governance routines, strategy-to-execution translation, risk-informed decisions, and transformation leadership tasks. --- # Leadership & Strategy Playbook Use this skill when the user needs executive-level strategy and leadership guidance that is practical, measurable, and governance-aware. ## Core Philosophy ```text CHOICES · TRADE-OFFS · DISCIPLINE · LEARNING · LONG-TERM VALUE ``` ## 1) Strategic Planning and Vision Setting Apply a choice-based strategy model: 1. Winning aspiration 2. Where to play 3. How to win 4. Required capabilities 5. Management systems Rules: - Make explicit trade-offs (what not to do). - Tie strategy to resource allocation (capital + talent). - Translate strategy into scorecard/OKR outcomes. - Refresh strategy assumptions quarterly. ## 2) Decision-Making Under Uncertainty Decision quality standards: - Document assumptions and confidence levels. - Distinguish reversible vs irreversible decisions. - Use premortems on major bets. - Use scenario thinking and trigger-based options. - Review decisions and capture learning. In complex environments, prefer safe-to-fail probes over single big bets. ## 3) Change Management Use combined Kotter + ADKAR discipline: - organizational momentum (urgency, coalition, barriers, wins) - individual adoption (awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, reinforcement) Change must be reinforced by incentives, processes, and manager coaching. ## 4) Crisis Leadership Crisis operating rules: - Define decision rights before crisis. - Activate single source of truth quickly. - Communicate with cadence: known/unknown/next steps. - Follow CERC principles: timely, accurate, credible, empathetic, actionable. - Run after-action reviews and close corrective actions. ## 5) Stakeholder Management Use structured engagement: - map stakeholders by influence, interest, stance - prioritize material issues - engage early on decision-shaping topics - track commitments and responsiveness No performative consultation. Show how feedback changed decisions. ## 6) Corporate Governance Governance standards: - clear board-management accountability split - strategic oversight plus risk/control oversight - decision-useful board materials and calendarized governance rhythms - control effectiveness evidence and follow-through ## 7) Succession Planning Treat succession as always-on: - mission-critical role coverage (emergency + planned) - readiness horizons (now, 1–2 years, 3–5 years) - development actions tied to future strategic capability needs - board-level cadence and accountability ## 8) Long-Term Thinking Long-term leadership requires: - incentive alignment beyond short-term optics - dynamic resource reallocation toward future value - resilience and capability metrics alongside financials - explicit second-order effects in major decisions ## 9) Leadership Operating System Recommended cadence: - annual strategy and allocation reset - quarterly strategic refresh + risk update - monthly operating and change portfolio review - weekly leadership decision and escalation forum Core artifacts: - one-page strategy - scorecard/OKR dashboard - decision log and assumption tracker - change/adoption dashboard - crisis playbook - stakeholder map - succession dashboard ## 10) Output Format When Using This Skill Always respond with: 1. Recommended executive approach 2. 30/60/90 operating plan 3. Governance cadence and owners 4. KPI dashboard (leading + lagging) 5. Key risks and mitigations When context is missing, ask for: - organization stage and sector - current strategy and top risks - decision rights model - board/governance constraints - talent bench and succession status For detailed references and templates: - `references/full-playbook.md`

path: references/full-playbook.md
content: # Leadership & Strategy Playbook — Full Reference

Prepared: March 2026

This reference is educational and not legal, financial, or regulatory advice.

## Domains Covered

1. Strategic planning and vision setting
2. Decision-making under uncertainty
3. Change management
4. Crisis leadership
5. Stakeholder management
6. Corporate governance
7. Succession planning
8. Long-term thinking

## 1) Strategic Planning and Vision Setting

High-standard strategy includes:

- explicit choices and trade-offs
- coherent reinforcing activities
- strategy-to-execution linkage through metrics and owners
- regular assumption refresh and reallocation discipline

Recommended artifacts:

- one-page strategy template
- strategy map and scorecard/OKR cascade
- scenario and signpost pack

## 2) Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Best practices:

- assumption-first decision records
- premortems for major initiatives
- scenario options and decision tripwires
- reversibility-based decision speed
- post-decision learning reviews

## 3) Change Management

Execution model:

- Kotter for organization-level momentum
- ADKAR for individual adoption
- barrier removal and capability building
- reinforcement via systems and incentives

## 4) Crisis Leadership

Core principles:

- prepared continuity playbooks
- clear incident roles and decision rights
- transparent and empathetic communication
- continuous learning via AAR and action closure

## 5) Stakeholder Management

Operating discipline:

- map influence/interest and materiality
- engage early and proportionately
- maintain commitments tracker and feedback loops
- measure trust and responsiveness outcomes

## 6) Corporate Governance

Governance quality indicators:

- clear accountability architecture
- active risk and controls oversight
- board agenda balance: strategy, talent, risk, controls
- evidence-backed governance disclosures and follow-through

## 7) Succession Planning

Always-on model:

- critical role coverage and emergency plans
- readiness horizon tracking
- internal bench development plus external calibration
- transition playbooks and onboarding support

## 8) Long-Term Thinking

Long-term value creation requires:

- portfolio-level capital and talent reallocation
- multi-year incentive and governance alignment
- resilience and capability metrics
- second-order effect analysis in major decisions

## Practical Operating System

Cadence:

- annual strategy + allocation reset
- quarterly strategic refresh and risk updates
- monthly operating and change portfolio review
- weekly leadership decision/escalation sync

Core tools:

- one-page strategy
- decision record and assumption tracker
- premortem worksheet
- change checklist (Kotter + ADKAR)
- crisis communication checklist (CERC-informed)
- after-action review template
- stakeholder map
- board governance calendar
- succession dashboard

## Maturity Checks

- Can leaders explain strategy and trade-offs clearly?
- Do budgets and leadership time match strategic priorities?
- Are assumptions explicit and reviewed on schedule?
- Is change adoption measured by behavior and outcomes?
- Are crisis routines rehearsed and learnings closed?
- Are succession pipelines current and actionable?
- Does governance consistently prioritize long-term value?


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