Workbook Chapter 15

Homerun Leadership is so simple it feels counterintuitive. How does IROD help you slow down to go fast? Why is this process effective?

Describe what happens at your team meeting if your team facilitator misses a specific base.
If you miss INFORMATION 1st Base:

Describe what happens at your team meeting if your team facilitator misses a specific base.
If you miss REACTIONS 2nd Base:

Describe what happens at your team meeting if your team facilitator misses a specific base.
If you miss OPTIONS 3rd Base:

Describe what happens at your team meeting if your team facilitator misses a specific base.
If you miss DECISIONS 4th Base:

What one accelerator won’t shortcut the process?

Finish the sentence from the book or video: “When I enter a team meeting . . .”

Reflection and Commitment

These Obvious Signs Your Team Is Missing Bases aren’t hard to spot. All you need to do is pay attention and watch for these alerts—every day.

1. You make people mad!
2. People want to just push through (to make a decision or meet a deadline).
3. Conversations are coerced instead of inviting and warm.
4. You regularly delay decisions for future meetings because you can’t reach team agreement.
5. You hear team frustration rising.
6. You see anger.
7. Members search for a new leader.
8. Members opt off the team, costing their organization time and money.
9. Teams don’t reach goals.
10. Teams make decisions based on flawed or partial data.
11. Teams don’t gather feedback from the team or other stakeholders.
12. Decisions are made by individuals instead of whole teams.
13. Decisions are dictated by power rather than created through collaboration.
14. Teams miss options and need to revisit their decisions.
15. Team members feel like meetings are a waste of time.
16. Impromptu meetings after the meetings are where team members voice their real opinions.
17. Decisions get made before or after meetings.
18. People don’t feel heard.
19. Participants grandstand rather than engage in dialogue.
20. You feel resistance.
21. You know you’re making decisions not supported by your team.
22. Team trust decreases.
23. Team dysfunction increases.
24. Leaders who consistently fail to run the bases fail to keep their jobs.

It’s easy to fall back into old and unsuccessful habits. Build a new reflection habit after your meetings. Ask yourself, “Did we touch all the bases?” If your answer is “no,” commit to including he four IROD questions next time! Ask a teammate to alert the group if your process misses any steps.