Month: September 2023

The Big Picture of Leadership Distribution

Previously, I wondered, When do I need a middle manager? Because so many sources have stated that manager and leader are different, I shall use leader instead of manager. Leader has a broader meaning than manager. A leader is a role model that you want to follow. Ideally, you want to choose your leader, but of course this is unrealistic; then just pray that your manager is also a good leader.

When do we need a leader? If there is a group of three people on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their leader. How this leader should behave will not be discussed for now.

The overlapped area between the circles is the leadership area. The person icon in red is someone who knows how to maximize the value (I will talk about value more later), or simply the revenue.

When your product is getting more and more accepted by customers, your organization is also growing (if necessary). If the evidence strongly suggests that your organizations need more people, then you may need formal leaders in particular groups. The leaders you want are the people who are highly skilled in communicating strategy and tactics across organizations and keeping the tactics aligned with the goal and the strategy.

Who Can Help Your Organization

At this point, you have already categorized each role in your organization into the Three Amigos. The Three Amigos are defined in a variety of ways. According to the most widely used definition, those are individuals who work in business, development, and quality/testing.

The conversation about strategy and tactics in your organization must always be centered on value. So, allow me to make the Three Amigos refer to the people who: identify value; deliver value; and measure value.