ZOMRA · LEADING IN TECH · WEEK 2
Earn the follow: influence, connection, conflict
How this board worksEach pair works on its own frame. Use sticky notes with your initials: 1map who follows you2write three true things3draft the feedback in SBI4split ask from need
Activity 1: map your influence
In your pair, 12 minutes. 8 minutes each on your own map, then 4 minutes comparing gaps. One sticky per name, with your initials on the sticky. Map people, not the org chart.
Follows me by choice
people who follow you when you have no authority to make them
ONE STICKY PER NAME
Should follow me but does not
they follow by role only: they comply because of title or process, not choice
ONE STICKY PER NAME
The one broken relationship
move or copy one name here: the relationship most worth fixing. Your take-home diagnosis starts from this name
EXACTLY ONE NAME
Activity 2: three lines about them
Solo, 6 minutes. Pick the person you work with that you know least. Post up to three stickies: three true things you actually know about their goals. No guessing.
Three true things about their goals
one sticky per thing, maximum three. If you cannot fill three, stop. The empty lines are the finding, not a failure
UP TO THREE STICKIES PER PERSON
Activity 3: the feedback you have been avoiding
Solo, 8 minutes. Draft the feedback you have been avoiding, one sticky per part, initials on each. IC lens: technical feedback to a peer or a senior. EM lens: behavioral feedback. Keep behavior observable, a description not a verdict.
Situation
when and where, specifically
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
Behavior
what they did, observable, no guessing at motives
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
Impact
what it caused, for the work or the people
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
Activity 4: the disagreement you never closed
In your pair, 8 minutes. Describe one unresolved technical disagreement on your team, then translate it: post one sticky in each zone. Positions collide; interests usually leave room for a deal.
What they ask for
the position: the stated demand, in their words
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
What they actually need
the interest behind the ask: the risk, goal, or constraint driving it
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
Parking lot
Not tied to one activity. Use this zone at any point in the session.
Post your question here
Post a sticky here for any question we do not answer live. We answer these in the debrief or in the WhatsApp group.
STICKY NOTES GO HERE
Take-homeThe influence map. Map your current team plus 2 adjacent stakeholders. Mark who follows you voluntarily and who follows by role. Pick the one broken relationship and write a 5-line diagnosis of the missing connection. Counts as done: the map (Canva frame or photo) plus the 5 lines, submitted by Thursday 6:00 PM. No artifact means not done.