Step 4: Action items

Starting from the center of your mind map, ask yourself.

"What am I responsible for?"

For Elena, her first level nodes are:

• Myself
• My team
• Business impact
• Relationships with other Engineering
• Managers
• Technical excellence of my team's...

Take a look at your final nodes and evaluate your confidence in each responsibility on a scale of 1 to 10. Then ask yourself, "What can support me to keep this area successful?" The answer to this question may be:

• Processes
• Tools
• Techniques
• Questions
...

👤You've stepped into a new role

🤹‍♀️You're struggling to balance responsibilities

🔍 Identify and improve your self-management skills

🚨Avoid feeling overwhelmed and stay on top of it all

👷Build a system that helps you juggle all your responsibilities

Next, you can work on expanding your mind map. Breaking down each node will allow you to take a deeper look at where your skill gaps are and will also help you visualize the breadth of your responsibilities.

Add in the high-level responsibilities for all areas, and then keep narrowing down ...

Over time, you may find that your mind map begins to change! Maybe your team becomes responsible for a new project, or you get promoted. You can redo and adjust your mind map as you like, but try to do this exercise at least once per quarter!

Your mind map can also be a great way to support...

Step 1: The center of it all

Step 2: Breaking it down

Step 3: Evaluate the supporting

Step 4: Action items