The Leadership Handbook
Management · Nº 03
The Leadership Handbook
From Hands-On Expert to Manager: Delegate, Follow Up, and Build a Team That Works without You Hovering over It
You hired a team. So why does every decision still end up on your desk?
24 tools, 13 ready-made templates, and three example businesses worked through with numbers, so you can hand off the work, follow up without nagging, and stop redoing it at night.
You get 24 tools to take over a team, delegate one rung at a time, set clear agreements and follow up on them, and have the conversations you keep putting off. Plus a 7-tab spreadsheet, already filled in with the examples.
A book explains the method. This handbook puts it to work: the tool, a worked example, and a spreadsheet with your numbers.
One-time payment of $29.00. The order form shows the final amount, with any taxes for your country, before you pay.
Digital delivery: PDF handbook, spreadsheet and access on the Consylion platform.
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It's 7:40 and the questions have already started. Can we give this customer a discount? Where does this go? Which order ships first? You delegated a task last week. It came back wrong, so you redid it after closing, because explaining it felt slower. You know you should talk to the person who's late again. You haven't. The business grew. You're still the bottleneck.
THE SPREADSHEET
90-day plan and leader self-assessment spreadsheet
Use the completed example as a reference and enter your business data in the marked fields. Check the instructions and the calculations before you make a decision.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Three situations this handbook solves
Someone brings you a decision they could make
Instead of answering for the tenth time, you open the task inventory. You pick the task, decide which rung of the delegation ladder it starts on, and send one message with the what, the standard, the deadline, and the check-in.
The conversation you've put off for a month
Same person, late again. You open the difficult conversation script, write down the facts and the goal, and book 30 minutes alone. You open neutrally, with the fact, listen before you respond, ask for their proposal, and set a review in 15 days.
You want to step away for a week
You schedule the absence test 30 days ahead. You write down who decides what, agree on the emergency rule, and log every contact that still reaches you. Back at your desk, each question becomes a rule, a rung on the ladder, or part of the successor plan.
INSIDE
What you'll find in each tool
Five parts, in the order the job shows up. Make the shift from expert to leader. Delegate and follow up. Have the conversations no leader can avoid. Get the team performing without you in the room. Then manage the leader: your calendar, your composure, your decisions. Every tool has a step by step, an example with numbers, and a short exercise.
WHAT YOU GET
Everything included in your purchase
- The Leadership Handbook in PDF: 24 tools, each with a step by step, a worked example, and a Put it into practice exercise
- The 90-day plan and leader self-assessment spreadsheet in Excel and Google Sheets, with 7 tabs, filled in with the examples
- The Template kit: 13 ready-made templates, from the message to the team when you take over to the leader self-assessment form
- 2 worksheets to fill in (agreement and follow-up, and one-on-one), a 30-day plan, and a final checklist
- Access to your handbook on the Consylion platform
Full table of contents
The 24 tools, in the order you'll use them
Part 1 · Part 1 · From expert to leader
- 01The shift from expert to leaderWhat changes when your results start coming from the team instead of your own hands
- 02Your first 90 days in chargeA three-phase plan to take over a team without running people over
- 03Adapting your leadership styleWhen to direct, coach, support, or delegate, person by person and task by task
- 04Authority without authoritarianismEarn the respect of people who were your coworkers until yesterday
Part 2 · Part 2 · Delegate and follow up
- 05The delegation ladderHand off a task one rung at a time without losing control
- 06What only you doThe list of what to delegate first to win back hours in your week
- 07Clear agreementsWhat, standard, deadline, and check-in, all in one message
- 08Follow-up without micromanagingCheckpoints set in advance, so the deadline holds no surprises
- 09Holding people accountableBe firm without yelling and without letting things slide
Part 3 · Part 3 · Conversations no leader can avoid
- 10Feedback in 4 stepsPraise that motivates and correction that doesn't humiliate
- 11The difficult conversationA script for talking about lateness, attitude, and performance
- 12Biweekly one-on-one30 minutes every 2 weeks to solve problems before they turn into a crisis
- 13Conflict on the teamMediate a fight between employees without taking sides
- 14When the leader gets it wrongOwn it, fix it, and keep the team's trust
Part 4 · Part 4 · Make the team perform without you
- 15The 5 team blockersFind out what keeps your team from working together
- 16Team goalsFrom the company's target to a target each person understands
- 17The 30-minute weekly meetingA fixed agenda that aligns the team without eating the whole morning
- 18Motivation and recognitionWhat makes people give their best beyond the paycheck, and how to praise without creating jealousy
- 19Preparing your successorFour rungs to develop the person who takes your place
- 20The absence testStep away for a week and find out what still depends on you
Part 5 · Part 5 · Leaders need managing too
- 21The leader's calendarHow much of your week goes to doing, leading, and thinking
- 22Composure under pressureStay calm when everything goes wrong on the same day
- 23Consult or decideWhen to ask the team and when to make the call on your own
- 24Leader self-assessmentThe questions to measure your leadership every quarter, with your score and the team's
Who it's for
It's for you if
- You run a service business, a store, or a small manufacturer with 3 to 30 people, and it feels like everything goes through you
- You were just promoted to manager, and some of the people you now lead were your coworkers until yesterday
- You got here by being the best at the work, and you still redo the team's tasks when something goes wrong
- You want a method to delegate, follow up, and handle hard conversations, with examples from businesses like yours
It's not for you if
- You need to hire, run performance reviews, or let someone go. Start with The People Management Handbook
- You want a script for every kind of difficult conversation. That's The Feedback and Difficult Conversations Handbook
- You're after a complete goal system, such as OKRs. See The Strategy and Planning Handbook
- You need payroll or severance math, or legal advice on a dismissal. The handbook tells you when to call your accountant or a lawyer
Frequently asked questions
My team is only 3 people. Is this too much?
No. The handbook covers teams of 3 to 30 and shows the adjustments for a small team: a 15-minute weekly meeting, a monthly one-on-one, and more room for hands-on work on your own calendar.
I'm not the owner. I was just promoted. Is it for me?
Yes. One of the three examples is exactly that: a salesperson promoted to manager over the people he used to work beside. Tool 04 shows how to earn authority with former coworkers, including what to say the first time one of them tests you.
Will this work in my kind of business?
The examples are an accounting firm, a building supply store, and a food factory. Every tool also shows how it applies to services, retail, manufacturing, and field teams. You swap in your own people and numbers.
Does it cover hiring, reviews, or firing?
No. This handbook is about leading the team you already have. Hiring, performance reviews, and dismissals are in The People Management Handbook, and for anything legal the handbook tells you to check with your lawyer or accountant.
How much time does it take?
About 2 hours and 24 minutes of reading, or 6 minutes per tool, plus each exercise. The 30-day plan asks for a fixed block of one to two hours a week. The longer tools, like the delegation ladder and team goals, keep running after day 30.
What do I get, and in what formats?
Each handbook is a PDF of about 100 pages with 24 to 27 tools. Every tool has step-by-step instructions and a worked example. You also get the handbook's spreadsheet in Excel (.xlsx), which opens in Google Sheets too, with the example already filled in. The message, policy, and clause templates are in the Template Kit inside the PDF, ready to copy and adapt. Read it in the member area or download the files.
How do I know if it fits my business?
Each handbook's page shows the problem it solves, who it is for and who it is not for, the full table of contents, sample pages, and the company used in the examples. The examples come from small businesses in several industries, with illustrative numbers. If it is not a fit, you can ask for a full refund within 14 days of your purchase, as described in the Refund Policy.
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Do I need to read everything before I start?
No. Each tool works on its own. Open the table of contents, pick the tool for today's problem, and start there. You can also read it cover to cover.
Do I need to know Excel?
The basics are enough: open the file and fill in the marked fields. The formulas are already built, and the handbook's example is filled in for reference.
How do I pay, and when do I get access?
By card or bank transfer, as a one-time payment with no subscription. Once your payment is confirmed, you get access to the member area by email. Approved card payments are confirmed right away. Bank transfers are confirmed when the funds clear. If access does not arrive within 24 hours of confirmation, check your spam folder and write to team@consylion.org.
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Access does not expire, and you can download the files for offline use. The license is individual. You may read the handbooks, print them for your own use, and fill in and adapt the spreadsheet and templates with your company's data. If you are a consultant, accountant, or manager, you may apply the tools with your clients and deliver the result of your work, not the files. You may not share, resell, or distribute the files or the access.
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Management · Nº 03
Stop being the answer to every question
Your team can't learn to decide while you decide everything. This handbook gives you the tools, the templates, and the spreadsheet to hand off the work one rung at a time, follow up in writing, and have the conversations you've been avoiding. How fast you step back is up to you.
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One-time payment of $29.00. The order form shows the final amount, with any taxes for your country, before you pay.
Digital delivery: PDF handbook, spreadsheet and access on the Consylion platform.
14-day money-back guarantee: if it isn't what you expected, request a full refund within 14 days of purchase.
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