Category: Disciplines

Responsibilities are the basic building blocks of performance. Read more

Skillful delegation is the fundamental discipline of The Responsibility Matrix. It is the only way new responsibilities are created. And it’s the only way that team (and organizational) capabilities grow. Read more

When you create a responsibility by enlisting help, the “handshake” isn’t complete until you agree on three things. Read more

In TRM, a responsibility isn’t “official” until it is written down. Once the 3 Essential Elements (Objective, Constraints, and Key Results) are shaped during a 1:1 discussion, they must be captured in a Responsibility Agreement. Read more

Accountability cannot survive where there is ambiguity. We follow a strict rule: Exactly one person owns any responsibility. We call this “Unity of Ownership.” Read more

To turn a broad mission into meaningful work, you must do more than delegate—you must translate. The discipline of cascading is the act of narrowing a high-level “What” into an individual’s specific “How.” Read more

Governance is not passive; it is a fundamental responsibility of leadership. As a Lead, you are accountable for a high-level outcome. Because you cannot deliver that outcome alone, you enlist others—but the ultimate responsibility remains yours. And you need to both set it in motion and monitor its health. Read more

Culture is defined by what people see, not what they are told. Read more

These are TRM-specific definitions of familiar concepts. Read more

TRM recognizes four primary roles. Read more