Mochary Method Curriculum

Mochary Method Curriculum

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First-time Onboarding

* Matt Mochary Bio: Coach (2 min to read)

* Mochary Method Coaches

* Mochary coaching method (CEO 1-1) (5 min to read)

* Mochary coaching method (CEO with Matt) (3 min to read)

* Mochary Method Curriculum (many hours to read, please use as a reference only)

Essential Reading

* On Time (3 min)

* Top Goal (CEO) (2 min) or Top Goal (investor) (2 min)

* Fear and Anger give bad advice (5 min)

* Fear and Anger: how to shift out of it (2 min)

* Heard: how to make people feel it (2 min)

Further Reading

* CEO role (2 min)

* Exec Ops (formerly Chief of Staff) (5 min)

* Biz Ops (3 min)

* Onboarding a new hire (2 min)

* Firing Well (updated) (5 min)

* Saying Goodbye to a Teammate (2 min) (Trishia Pasaquian)

* Feedback: Receiving: the 5 A’s (3 min)

* Feedback (15 min)

* Restoration and Creativity: how to achieve them (3 min)

* Remote happiness, how to create it (9 min)

* Finding play (5 min)

* Trust and Like (5 min)

* Trust, Deep (2 min)

* Fundraising- The Relationship Method (10 min)

* Mistake: Repair, Rewind, Redo (1 min)

* Energy Audit (4 min to read; 45 min to do)

* Zone of Genius (3 min)

* Restoration and Creativity: how to achieve them (3 min)

* No - how to say it (6 min)

* Meetings: How to make them effective and efficient (4 min) Video

* Meeting guidance sheet (1 min)

* Transition: How to successfully transition a group to a new method (2 min)

* Writing vs Talking (and Video) (3 min to read, then 2 min video) Video

* Meetings (20 min)

* Brainstorming: written (2 min)

* Meeting: Exec Team: Deconstructed (2 min)

* Meetings: Reviews (Pipeline, Project/Business Unit, Cross-Departments) (2 min)

* The Essential ‘Challenger’ Role on Your Team (3 mins) (By Celine Teoh)

* Decision-Making (8 min)

* Issue / Proposed Solution template (group)

* Issue / Proposed Solution template (1-1)

* Issues/Solutions Tracker, example

* Agreement-Tracker: why you need one (3 min)

* DRIs: Directly-Responsible Individuals (3 min)

* Clean Escalate (2 min)

* Lord of the Flies (1 min)

* Loudest voice in the room (1 min)

* The Essential ‘Challenger’ Role on Your Team (3 mins) (By Celine Teoh)

* Mission, Vision, Values: How to create them (2 min)

* [PUBLIC] Mochary Method - Vision 2031 (example)

* Personal Info, Team - example (1 min)

* Budgeting (2 min reading, 12 min video)

* OKR Creation (6 min)

* OKR Tracker, example (2 min)

* AORs (2 min)

* Process Audit

* Processes Template

* Motivating your team (3 min)

* Magic Questions (1 min)

* Praise (3 min)

* Conflict Resolution (aka Relationship-Building) (10 min)

* Board feedback with Matt Mochary (5 min)

* Exec Team feedback with Matt Mochary (6 min)

* Regina Gerbeaux’s Resources for Operators

* Key Leadership Competencies by Faith Meyer (2 min)

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All of the reading in one place

* Matt’s Book: The Great CEO Within (online) (several hours)

* Matt’s Book: The Great CEO Within (on Amazon) (several hours)

* Wiki for The Great CEO Within (several hours)

* Mochary Method Curriculum (several hours)

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Remote work

* Remote happiness, how to create it (9 min)

* How to maintain personal connection in a remote world (3 min)

* WFH guide (Clearbit) (a while)

* Do Remote Right (work in progress)

* Zoom - look like a rock star (5 min)

* Remote: Gitlab’s Guide to All-Remote (a while)

* Remote: Dropbox virtual first toolkit (a while)

* Remote Team by Zapier (a while)

Relationship-building

* Heard: how to make people feel it (2 min)

* Trust and Like (5 min)

* Relationships: How to get good at them (2 min)

* How to maintain personal connection in a remote world (3 min)

* Relationships - How to create a good one between a Manager and her Reports (3 min; 60 min for the links)

* Appreciation (1 min)

* Praise (2 min)

* Trust, Deep (2 min)

* Fundraising- The Relationship Method (10 min)

* Celebration (1 min)

* Conflict Resolution (aka Relationship-Building) (10 min)

* Listening Tours, by Ian Tien (5 min)

* Love Meeting (5 min including video)

* Personal Info, Team - example (1 min)

* Trust: How to create it among peers (2 min)

* Mistake: Repair, Rewind, Redo (1 min)

* Difficult Conversations: how to have them (1 min)

Hiring

* Recruiting and Onboarding (15 min)

* Recruiting at ___ (30 min)

* Making the Offer (1 min)

* Compensation (3 min)

* Hiring Execs: External vs Internal (2 min)

* Onboarding a new hire (2 min)

* Teaching / Training (1 min)

Firing

* Firing Well (updated) (5 min)

* Difficult Conversations: how to have them (1 min)

* Decision-making: separate decision from implementation (1 min)

* Comms, Internal: Announcing traumatic events (5 min)

* Exit Interview (2 min)

* Saying Goodbye to a Teammate (2 min) (Trishia Pasaquian)

* Navigating The Aftermath of Layoffs (By Sabrina Wang) (3 min)

Mindfulness

* Fear and Anger give bad advice (3 min)

* Fear and Anger: how to shift of it (2 min)

* Emotions - name them (1 min)

* Fear vs Joy (3 min)

* Drama Triangle (and 100% Responsibility)

* Drama Triangle

* Sadness: how to process it (2 min)

* Consciousness Training options (3 min)

* Conscious Leadership (2 min to read, 15 min for the videos)

* The Work (Byron Katie)

* The Course by Dave Kashen (6 min)

* Possibility Mindset (3 min)

* Emotions: feel them (1 min)

* How to spot fear and anger in others (by Sabrina Wang)

* How to process discomfort by Sabrina Wang (1 min)

Individual productivity

* On Time (3 min)

* Top Goal (CEO) (2 min) or Top Goal (investor) (2 min)

* GTD (5 min to read, 1 day to implement)

* BTA (Bias Towards Action) (10 min)

* Inbox Zero (2 min to read, 1 hour to implement)

* Inbox Zero: How EA or CoS can help you achieve it (20 min)

* Accountability Partner (1 min)

* Gratitude (3 min)

* Time Audit (2 min to read, 1 hour to do)

* Energy Audit (4 min to read; 45 min to do)

* Zone of Genius (3 min)

* Mental Health - how to maintain it (2 min)

* Restoration and Creativity: how to achieve them (3 min)

* No - how to say it (6 min)

* Meetings: don’t schedule them (1 min)

* Micromanaging by Faith Meyer (3 min)

Health

* Sleep (3 min)

* Alex MacCaw on Health (1 min)

* Sam Altman on Sleep, Exercise and Nutrition

Team Productivity

* Meetings (16 min)

* Meetings: How to make them effective and efficient (4 min) Video

* Meeting guidance sheet (1 min)

* Brainstorming: written (2 min)

* Calendar Cadence (3 min)

* Meetings: Exec Meeting: at Newfront (1 min)

* Meeting: Exec Meeting: Department Update (1 min)

* Meeting: Exec Team: Deconstructed (2 min)

* Meetings: Reviews (Pipeline, Project/Business Unit, Cross-Departments) (2 min)

* All Hands: Leadership and Inspiration: How to create it (6 min)

* Leadership vs Team Leads Meeting (3 min)

* Offsite (1 min)

* Offsites, big (by Matthew Holbreich, CoS at Medable)

* Meeting Tracker - example (2 min)

* Transition: How to successfully transition a group to a new method (2 min)

* Efficient Async Discussions (5 min)

* How to Use the companyOS Software (4 min)

* Decision-Making (8 min)

* Decision-making: separate decision from implementation (1 min)

* Issue / Proposed Solution template

* Issue / Proposed Solution template (group)

* Issue / Proposed Solution template (1-1)

* Issue Identification (1 min)

* Issues/Solutions Tracker, example

* RAPID, example

* RAPID template, example

* RAPID Tracker, example

* Agreement-Tracker: why you need one (3 min)

* DRIs: Directly-Responsible Individuals (3 min)

* Clean Escalate (2 min)

* 1-1s

* 1-1 Template and Instructions

* 1-1 Template (Sabrina Wang)

* 1st 1-1 Meeting with Matt Mochary (5 min to read; 45 min to do)

* 2nd (and beyond) 1-1 Meeting with Matt Mochary (2 min to read; 15 min to do)

* Job Responsibilities Rubric by Faith Meyer (3 min)

* The basics

* Mission, Vision, Values: How to create them (2 min)

* [PUBLIC] Mochary Method - Vision 2031 (example)

* Brainstorming template for company outcomes and actions (template)

* Values: how to create them (1 min)

* Agreement-Tracker: why you need one (3 min)

* Goals: how to create and review (2 min)

* Actions: how to review (1 min)

* Update: how to write it (1 min)

* Operations videos playlist (2 hours)

* OKR Creation (6 min)

* OKR Tracker, example (2 min)

* Goals: How to Create Them (1 min)

* AORs (2 min)

* Process Audit

* Processes Template

* Personal Info, Team - example (1 min)

* Grade Level Planning example (2 min)

* Budgeting (2 min reading, 1