Triangular Perspectives You cannot miss it when you see it from three perspectives

1. triangular
perspectives
You Cannot Miss It If You See It From Three Perspectives!
By Abdurrahman Q. AlQahtani

2. Triangle is usually the sweet
spot of all shapes when it
comes to performance and
simplicity
cost
complexity
accuracy
effectiveness
number of perspectives

3. in which situations
you can use the triangular perspectives?

4. decision
making
What data you have in
hand to base your
decision on? The last
thing you want is to base
your decision solely on
thoughts and beliefs
What do you deeply think about the issue?
Do you feel in peace and optimistic about
your decision?
Have you consulted your
team on the issue? What do
they think of this decision?
Get their buy-in for a
smooth execution
afterwards
The Gut/Intuition

5. employee
feedback
The Subordinates
How do you rate
employee’s performance
as a direct report to you?
Remember to look at
performance objectives
in all cases
How the employee’s direct reports think of
him/her? Are there any signs of bad
management behavior such as inept criticism?
What others on the same level
think of the employee? Do
they see him/her aligned and
helpful towards common goals
of the team?

6. problem
solving
The Context
You don’t want to try to solve a
problem without defining it
clearly first! What are the facts
that you could get your hands on
to solve the problem?
What is the big picture of this problem?
What else is affected by it? Knowing the
context can open up horizons of solutions
Our thinking is sometimes
negatively affected by
assumptions. Challenge your
mental model and explore
your assumptions and
(in)validate them

7. conflict
resolution
A Neutral View
Listening to all parties
involved is a must to see
their own perspectives on
what caused the conflict
and how to solve it
A neutral outsider will help get things balanced.
This could be someone outside the hierarchy or
even outside the organization such as your wife
Since you’re the judge (the
manager of the team who have
the conflict, for instance), your
view is important but not
sufficient as you might get
biased after all

8. models and frameworks
That I found using triangular perspectives

9. project
quality
How log do/did the project
take to finish? scheduling, work
breakdown structure, and
sequencing a project all affect
its time
How much do/did the
project cost to deliver?
budgeting, cost estimation,
and cost control all affect
final project cost
Scope
What was the requirements in-scope and
out-of-scope of this project? Was there
any scope changes or creeps?

10. changing
behavior
Opportunity
How motivated is the
person to change his or
her behavior? this usually
deals with the spirit and
energy!
Is the person empowered and have the right
environment to change his or her behavior?
This is a work on pathway and action
Does the person have the
confidence, intelligence, skill, and
resources to change his or her
behavior? This is a work on brain
and skill

11. exposure
in photography
Sensor Sensitivity
How fast your camera is
going to open for light to hit
the sensor? The higher the
speed the freezier the photo
is going to be, which is good
for motion photography
How sensitive your camera sensor is going to
be? the larger the ISO, the more noisy the
photo, which is needed for night photography
How large the lens opening
is going to be? The larger
the aperture, the blurrier
the image is going to be,
which is good for portrait
macro photography

12. the next time you think of an issue
to solve or a decision to make
Make sure your have at least three different perspectives

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