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Performance Improvement Plan is a Leadership Test

A performance improvement plan fails when it becomes a checklist and a threat—because unclear expectations create anxiety, blame-shifting, and zero real change. In this article, Jef Menguin reframes the PIP as a clarity contract and walks leaders through what “fair” looks like: measurable gaps, tight targets, support, rhythm, and a simple scoreboard. Use it and teach it at work so you protect people and results at the same time.

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Questions About Questions

Questioning skills can either unlock creative thinking—or trap your team in polite confusion—because the wrong question produces the wrong work and wastes real time. In this article, Jef Menguin shows why questions aren’t neutral, how hidden assumptions shape meetings, and how to challenge the question before you chase answers. Use this shift in your next discussion, then share it with your team so you stop making lists and start making decisions.

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If You Can’t Say What “Winning” Looks Like, You Can’t Choose Anything

Sketch this when your strategy meeting ends with a long “fair” list—and you already feel the quiet panic because nothing got removed. If your team can’t describe what winning looks like, you can’t choose—you can only negotiate, and the calendar will hijack everything by Tuesday. Use the Winning Picture Test: describe the win as a clear picture, then ask which initiatives move that picture closer—anything that can’t answer it isn’t a priority.

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