Hers For The Taking · The Leadership Momentum Playbook
Week 3: Build the evidence that confidence runs on
Everything for the week on one page: your moves, worksheet, scripts, and score.
This week's moves
Move 115 min · Written
Start the file, today. Open a note titled "How I lead." Add three entries: a decision that turned out right, a problem you took off someone's plate, a time you changed an outcome. Use script 1.
Move 215 min · Written
Add the hard one. Write one entry where something went wrong and you handled it well: a call under pressure, a mistake you caught, a tense conversation you didn't avoid. Script 2.
Move 310 min · Said
Use one, out loud. Once this week, in a meeting or a 1:1, reference one thing from the file when it fits. Script 3.
The "How I lead" file starter
| Entry | What happened, and what it produced |
|---|
| A decision that turned out right | |
| A problem I took off someone's plate | |
| A time I changed an outcome | |
The hard oneOne entry where something went wrong and you handled it well: a call under pressure, a mistake you caught, a tense conversation you didn't avoid.
Script cards (cut along the dashed lines)
1. The file entry"[Situation in one line]. I decided / I did [the move]. Result: [what happened]." Keep it to three lines. The point is to have it, not to write well.
2. The pressure entry"When [thing went wrong], I [the call you made]. It [outcome]." Record the judgment, not only the win. Judgment under pressure is exactly what the next level is looking for.
3. Speaking from the file"I've handled something like this. When [situation], I [decision], and [result]. I'd lean the same way here." Calm, factual, no preamble.
4. The doubt reset (for you, not to send)Before a meeting that has your stomach in knots, open the file and read three entries. You walk in with evidence in your hand instead of a feeling in your stomach. That is the whole trick. Three minutes of evidence, and you walk in on different footing.
Self-score: Week 3
Score each statement from 1 (not true) to 5 (true). Mark one box per row.
| 1. I own at least one outcome at work, not just a list of tasks. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 2. In the last month I got something to happen through someone I don't manage. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 3. I can point to written evidence of how I lead, not just how I work. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 4. I know what the next level would require, and the right person knows I'm aiming for it. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Re-entry note
Behind? This week stands alone and it's the one to do. Start the file (move 1) even if you do nothing else. Five minutes of evidence beats a week of catching up on paper.
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