Be the manager you never had.
Spherikal is your chief of staff for the people part of the job, so every person on your team does their best work.
Your 1:1 with Priya is at 9:00
Your 1:1 with Priya is at 9:00She's three weeks in. Ask what she needs from you this month.
Don’t be like Gary.
Gary’s not a bad guy. He’s busy. He’s got his own targets and his own boss breathing down his neck. But here’s what Gary doesn’t do.
- Gary doesn't know how his people actually tick.
- Gary winged his last one-on-one, like all of them.
- Gary didn't notice his team was fried until someone quit.
- Gary gives feedback once a year, on a form.
- Gary's people don't have a development plan, or he's never looked at it.
- Gary never asks how he's doing.
Gary’s wasting his people, which means Gary’s wasting their time, their talent, and honestly a chunk of their lives. Don’t be like Gary.
You’ve been Gary. Everyone has.
The difference is you don’t have to stay him. Spherikal’s coach, Sphere, takes on the part of the job that slips when you’re busy. It learns how each person on your team works, remembers what you talked about, and gets you ready before the conversations that matter.
See how it works
Ryan@Ryan pushed back hard on the new deadline in standup. How do I talk to him about it?
Ryan tends to dig in when a change lands without the reasoning behind it. He wants to see the tradeoffs and have a say in how the work gets done. Lead with why the date moved, then ask him what he'd cut to hit it.
Practice it with RyanRyan is from a sample team.
Tough meetings this week?
Not anymore.
Sphere can’t cancel all your meetings, but it can cut through the noise. No more agonizing over how to say the hard thing or how to build the agenda. Sphere pulls together what it knows about your people and tailors everything to you, in the moment.
Walk into every one-on-one ready
Sphere keeps a running record of each person on your team and sends your prep before every one-on-one on your calendar.
Your 1:1 with Dana is at 9:00
Last time she was worried about the Q4 launch and asked to lead more client calls. She finished the vendor review early. Thank her for that, then ask whether she still wants the calls.
Practice it before it counts
Rehearse the hard conversation with Sphere playing the other person. The second time you say it, it comes out better.
The date moved because the client moved theirs. What would you cut to make it?
Honestly? Half the regression suite. I'm not comfortable with that.
Follow through on Monday
Coaching usually evaporates when the conversation ends. Sphere keeps track of what you said you’d do and brings it back up.
Last week you said you'd ask Ryan what he'd cut to hit the date. Did that happen?
Yes, here's how it wentNot yet
Be the manager you never had.
Start with yourself. Sphere gets to know you first, then helps you with everyone you work with. Free to start.