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triangularperspectives
You Cannot Miss It If You See It From Three Perspectives!
By Abdurrahman Q. AlQahtani
Triangle is usually the sweet spot of all shapes when it comes to performance and simplicity co
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in which situations
you can use the triangular perspectives?
decision
making
What data you have in hand to base your decision on? The last thing you want is to base your decision solely on thoughts and beliefs
What do you deeply think about the issue? Do you feel in peace and optimistic about your decision?
Have you consulted your team on the issue? What do they think of this decision?
Get their buy-in for a smooth execution
afterwards
The Gut/Intuition
employee
feedback
The Subordinates
How do you rate employee’s performance as a direct report to you? Remember to look at performance objectives in all cases
How the employee’s direct reports think of him/her? Are there any signs of bad management behavior such as inept criticism?
What others on the same level think of the employee? Do
they see him/her aligned and helpful towards common goals
of the team?
problem
solving
The Context
You don’t want to try to solve a problem without defining it clearly first! What are the facts that you could get your hands on to solve the problem?
What is the big picture of this problem? What else is affected by it? Knowing the context can open up horizons of solutions
Our thinking is sometimes negatively affected by
assumptions. Challenge your mental model and explore
your assumptions and (in)validate them
conflict
resolution
A Neutral View
Listening to all parties involved is a must to see their own perspectives on what caused the conflict and how to solve it
A neutral outsider will help get things balanced. This could be someone outside the hierarchy or even outside the organization such as your wife
Since you’re the judge (the manager of the team who have the conflict, for instance), your
view is important but not sufficient as you might get
biased after all
models and frameworks
That I found using triangular perspectives
project
quality
How log do/did the project take to finish? scheduling, work breakdown structure, and sequencing a project all affect its time
How much do/did the project cost to deliver?
budgeting, cost estimation, and cost control all affect
final project cost
ScopeWhat was the requirements in-scope and out-of-scope of this project? Was there any scope changes or creeps?
changing
behavior
Opportunity
How motivated is the person to change his or her behavior? this usually deals with the spirit and energy!
Is the person empowered and have the right environment to change his or her behavior? This is a work on pathway and action
Does the person have the confidence, intelligence, skill, and
resources to change his or her behavior? This is a work on brain
and skill
exposurein photography
Sensor Sensitivity
How fast your camera is going to open for light to hit the sensor? The higher the speed the freezier the photo is going to be, which is good for motion photography
How sensitive your camera sensor is going to be? the larger the ISO, the more noisy the photo, which is needed for night photography
How large the lens opening is going to be? The larger the aperture, the blurrier the image is going to be,
which is good for portrait macro photography
the next time you think of an issue to solve or a decision to make
Make sure your have at least three different perspectives
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