Roadmap
Decision making and leadership
Think clearly, decide under uncertainty, and lead people well.
Who it's for
New managers, founders, senior engineers and anyone moving into a role where they decide for others.
Where it leads
- Team lead
- Engineering manager
- Founder
- Department head
By the end you can
- Separate reversible decisions from irreversible ones
- Use a few mental models to avoid common errors
- Run one-on-ones and give useful feedback
- Write decisions down so others can follow your reasoning
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Mental models
A small toolkit of models prevents the most common thinking errors.
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Decide under uncertainty
Most decisions are reversible. Move fast on those and slow on the few that aren't.
Do this: Keep a decision journal for a month: what you decided, why, and what you expected.
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Manage people
One-on-ones, feedback and delegation are learnable skills.
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Communicate decisions
A decision people don't understand won't be carried out.
Do this: Write one-page decision memos for your next three big calls: context, options, decision and why.
Learning this with others is easier.
Ask questions when you're stuck, find people on the same path, and track your progress on DevLearn.