Five leadership plans that get you out of the weeds, one a day
When everything routes through you, the work you hand over comes back and what actually matters never moves. The Quick-Win Pack fixes that this week. Each day hands you a finished plan back in minutes, ready to tweak to fit: where your time is leaking, a sorted plate, a clean handover, a graceful no, and the conversation you have been avoiding. No course to sit through, and you can use the first one in five minutes.
Built on the frameworks JBL High Performance uses with general managers and heads of function to get out of the weeds and lead through others, not around them.
If any of these sound like your week, you are in the right place
"I am busy all day and still behind." Your calendar is full, yet the work that matters never moves.
"Nothing happens without me." Every final call routes back through you, so the team waits.
"I delegated it and it still came back." Work you hand over quietly lands on your desk again.
"I could not say no." You take on what you should have declined, then carry the resentment.
"I keep avoiding that conversation." The one talk you know you need to have keeps sliding.
You are not disorganised, and you are not short of effort. You are simply operating at the wrong altitude, doing work that other people should own. That is fixable, and it does not take a weekend retreat to start.
See the quality before you pay a penny
Day one is the diagnostic. Enter your email and run it live right here: no typing, just tap what sounds like your week and get an instant scorecard of how much of a bottleneck you have become, your single biggest leak, and the one fix to start with. Free, in under a minute. If it is sharp, the other four are waiting.
No spam. We will send you the odd note that helps you lead through others, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
One fix for each of those problems
Day one finds your biggest leak. The next four take the problems above off your plate one at a time: sort the plate, hand work over so it stays gone, say no without the fallout, and prepare the conversation you have been avoiding.
“I cannot see where my time actually goes”
What you do
Answer a few sharp questions right here on the page. It works like an operating partner: it asks you five questions, then scores how much of a bottleneck you have become, names your single biggest leak, and points you to the fix that will free the most time. Keep the scorecard and rerun it in a month to watch it move.
A clear, honest scorecard of where your time and authority are leaking, and the one fix to start with so the next four days count.
Included: The Bottleneck Scorecard Prompt“Everything feels urgent and I am buried”
What you do
Answer a few sharp questions right here on the page. It works like a chief of staff: it asks you a few questions, then runs everything on your plate through Purpose, Value and Capacity and hands back a ruthless, prioritised plan.
A cleaned plate before lunch: what only you can do, what to delegate, what to eliminate, and the one thing to protect this week.
Included: The PVC Filter Prompt
“Every time I hand something over, it lands back on my desk”
What you do
Answer a few questions right here on the page. It interviews you like a delegation coach, diagnoses why the task keeps coming back, then builds a complete handover on the DONE model and writes the message to send.
One responsibility off your desk that will not boomerang, with a single accountable owner and no chasing.
Included: The DONE Handover Prompt
“I cannot say no without damaging the relationship”
What you do
Answer a few questions right here on the page. It reads the real stakes, then drafts two or three respectful ways to decline using the professional art of saying no, plus the exact phrases to avoid.
Space back in your week and a no that will not simply bounce back to you next week, with the relationship intact.
Included: The Graceful No Prompt
“I keep putting off the conversation I know I need to have”
What you do
Answer a few questions right here on the page. It prepares you the way a coach would: five questions, then a one-page plan for the exact conversation you have been avoiding. Direct but human, with the opening lines, the evidence to give, the ask, and how to close on a clear next step.
The conversation you have been putting off, prepared and ready to have this week, so it gets resolved instead of sliding into next month.
Included: The Talent Conversation PromptSee exactly what you get back
Not another PDF to read. Each fix hands you a concrete, usable plan. Here is the shape of what day one and day three give you.
Bottleneck score: 8/10. The business moves at the speed you can personally process. Key decisions and most sign-off still route through you.
The five leaks
- Decisions 5/5. Nothing ships without your yes.
- Delegation 4/5. You are holding three tasks that are not yours.
- Interruptions 4/5. Your day belongs to other people.
- Standards 3/5. You redo work rather than coach it.
- Focus 4/5. Barely a fifth of your week goes to your quarterly number.
Your biggest leak: decisions. Start with day three (hand it over for good).
Priya, I am handing you the weekly supplier review, fully, from Monday.
Outcome: suppliers hit the agreed service levels and issues are resolved before they reach me.
Yours to decide: anything up to a 5,000 spend and any scheduling change. You do not need my sign-off.
Check-in: a five-line summary on Fridays for the first month, then only by exception.
You have the judgement for this. I am backing you to run it.
Illustrative examples of the output shape. Your plan is built from your own answers.
How it works
Buy once, unlock instantly
One payment, no account to create. You land straight on your private pack the moment you pay.
Answer a few sharp questions
Each fix interviews you right here on the page, one question at a time, like a seasoned operator would. No other tool to open, no blank page, no theory.
Get a plan you keep, in five minutes
A bottleneck scorecard, a sorted plate, a clean handover, a graceful no, a conversation plan. Real output you can act on today, not another course to work through.
Before
- Working late to clear a plate that refills overnight
- Everything routes through you, so nothing moves without you
- Delegated work bounces straight back
- Saying yes out of guilt, then carrying the load
After this week
- A plate sorted into what only you can do, and what you can hand off
- Work that leaves your desk and stays gone
- A clean way to say no that protects the relationship
- The conversation you were avoiding, prepared and ready
What leaders say about working with Jimmy
These are the words of general managers and senior leaders across SkyCity, Fonterra, NZTE and beyond who have worked through the JBL frameworks the Quick-Win Pack is built on.
“Engaging, thought-provoking and full of practical steps to help you develop as a leader.”
“I enjoy taking the time to get out of the weeds and reflect on what we do day to day. It has sparked a few little thoughts which are turning into bigger thoughts, and ultimately great outcomes.”
“It helped to break down barriers and get everyone on the same page on where we were as a team and where we needed to go.”
“Provides me new tools to explore and experiment with to make me a better leader.”
“Like gathering nuggets of gold from every corner of the world, from minds you might never get to speak with otherwise.”
“A great opportunity to hear and understand different perspectives and get ideas about what works well. Good to take time out to understand how we provide great places to work.”
“Something everyone should go through. I feel I have really benefited from this, and it gives me tools to think about things differently.”
“Amazing support, real scenarios, positive mindset and motivation.”
“A very positive impact on professional and personal relationships.”
“A great session, with a very good balance of information, discussion and presenting opportunities.”
Trusted by nearly 3,500 managers across 10+ countries.
Everything in the Quick-Win Pack
- Five guided fixes that run live on the page, each built on a proven JBL framework, no other AI tool needed
- A finished, downloadable plan from every fix: a bottleneck scorecard, a sorted plate, a clean handover, a graceful no and a conversation plan
- Two bonus tools you can open in a click: the Leadership Friction Finder and the Talent Development Planner
- Downloadable framework cards for the three core frameworks, plus the underlying prompt for each fix if you prefer your own AI tool
- Instant access, no account required
Introductory price while this is new. Less than an hour of your time, for hours you buy back every week.
These are the same frameworks inside programmes leaders pay far more for. This is the practical core, priced so there is no reason to put it off.
Already in Amplify or the Six Week Reset? The pack is included free. Check your inbox for your access link.
Try every fix with no risk
Run all five fixes. If the pack does not buy back real time in your week, email us within 14 days and we will refund you in full. No forms, no friction.
Questions leaders ask
Stop being the bottleneck. Start this week.
Five minutes a day for five days. By Friday you will have a clear plan for the work that keeps landing back on your desk, and the first moves already made.
These five fixes buy you back hours. The Six Week Reset rebuilds the system underneath them, so the hours stay bought.