Delegation
Firefighter
Tasks pour into your in-tray. Do it, delegate it or drop it, and make it to 5pm without burning out.
56%of managers now spend most of their time firefighting
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World Class Manager® Games
Three 90-second games. Ten years of data.
Each game is built on what more than 10,000 managers told World Class Manager® Research about their working lives. Play on your phone or laptop, then see how you did.
Meetings
Diary Defence
Meeting invites drop into your week. Steer, shorten and merge them to protect your thinking time.
52%of managers now say they spend too much time in meetings
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Speaking up
Speak Up
You’re chairing the meeting. Call out bad behaviour in the moment, and let healthy debate run.
29%of managers often challenge bad behaviour in meetings
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Free to play. No sign-up. Your scores stay on your device.
About the games
Games built on ten years of manager data
Most management content asks you to read. These ask you to decide, fast, the way managers do every day. Each game turns one of the biggest challenges managers describe into 90 seconds of play, then shows you what more than 10,000 managers told us about it.
Firefighter
- 56%
- of managers now say they spend most of their time firefighting, up from 39% in 2017 to 2019.
- 15%
- see delegation as a strength. Half say they need to work on it.
Diary Defence
- 52%
- say they spend too much time in meetings, up from 29% in 2017 to 2019.
- No.1
- Meetings are the first thing managers change on World Class Manager®, in 24 of 41 organisations.
Speak Up
- 29%
- often challenge bad behaviour in meetings. In ten years it has never been above 34%.
- 96%
- say they take their team’s development seriously.
Source: World Class Manager® Research. Self-reported answers from more than 10,000 managers in 21 countries, 2017 to 2026.
Questions
How long does each game take?
About 90 seconds. Firefighter runs from 9am to 5pm, Diary Defence runs from Monday to Friday, and Speak Up is a one-hour meeting.
Are the games free?
Yes. There is nothing to download and no sign-up. They work on phones, tablets and computers, and your best scores are kept only on your own device.
What does each game teach?
Firefighter is about delegation: deciding what only you can do, what your team can do and what nobody needs to do. Diary Defence is about meetings: declining, shortening and merging them to protect thinking time. Speak Up is about challenging bad behaviour in the moment while protecting healthy debate.
Where do the numbers come from?
From World Class Manager® Research: self-reported answers from more than 10,000 managers in 21 countries who took part in World Class Manager® between 2017 and 2026.
Can I use the games with my team?
Yes. Play one at the start of a team meeting and compare scores and result types. Each game ends with a practical tip you can try the next day.
After the game
Ninety seconds of play. Twelve months to make it stick.
The games show you the habit. World Class Manager builds it: 24 CPD accredited modules, World Class Coach 24/7 and the livestreams, for you or for every manager in your organisation.
9:00am
Stress0%
Your team
Waiting for your trust
Heads down
Your in-tray is still filling up
0in a row
0 waiting in your in-tray
WCM data
A 90-second game for managers
Firefighter
It’s 9am and your in-tray is already on fire. Can you make it to 5pm without burning out?
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Drop itNobody needs to do thisswipe left
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Do itOnly you can do this. It takes time.swipe up
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DelegateSomeone in your team can do thisswipe right
Urgent fires jump the queue. Handle them before the fuse runs out. If your stress hits 100%, you burn out.
Your best score: 0
Paused
Your in-tray will wait.
This is the only time it will.
Firefighter
5:00pm. You made it.Here’s how your day went.
0out of 100
You played like
The Multiplier
New best score
Try this tomorrow
The twist
You probably thought this was a game about time. It’s a game about delegation.
- 26%When they start
of managers name time as one of their biggest challenges. It is the No.1 answer.
- No.1When they reflect
Asked what they most need to improve, managers put delegation top.
- 6%By the end
are still writing about time as a challenge.
Find out what would free up your time
The free World Class Manager® diagnostic asks a few sharp questions and builds your personalised pathway.
Get your free pathway See how World Class Manager® worksData: World Class Manager® Research. Self-reported answers from more than 10,000 managers in 21 countries, 2017 to 2026. The game score reflects your choices in the game, not a measure of you as a manager.
Mon9:00am
Diary pressure0%
Thinking time
10h protectedNext invite
0in a row
0h of meetings cut
WCM data
A 90-second game for managers
Diary Defence
Meeting invites are dropping into your week. Keep the gold thinking time free until Friday at 5pm.
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Steer and mergeSame colour on same colour mergesswipe
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DeclineNo agenda, no meetingX
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ShortenTwo hours rarely needs two hoursS
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AuditTap a booked meeting to cancel ittap
Your best score: 0
Paused
Your diary is on hold.
If only it were this easy on a Tuesday.
Diary Defence
Friday, 5:00pm. You made it.
0out of 100
You played like
The Diary Defender
New best score
Try this tomorrow
The twist
Meetings feel like something that happens to you. They’re the first thing great managers change.
- 52%Now
of managers say they spend too much time in meetings, up from 29% in 2017 to 2019.
- No.1What they change first
Meetings are the No.1 action managers take on World Class Manager®, in 24 of 41 organisations.
- 98%By the end
say they now know how to make their meetings more effective.
Find out what would free up your week
The free World Class Manager® diagnostic asks a few sharp questions and builds your personalised pathway.
Get your free pathway See how World Class Manager® worksData: World Class Manager® Research. Self-reported answers from more than 10,000 managers in 21 countries, 2017 to 2026. The game score reflects your choices in the game, not a measure of you as a manager.
10:00am
Team safety60%
1/5Last month’s results
0in a row
0 times you spoke up
WCM data
Tap anyone who crosses the line. Let healthy debate run.
How do you say it?
A 90-second game for managers
Speak Up
You’re chairing the meeting. Someone crosses the line. Do you say something before the moment passes?
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Speak upTap the person behaving badly, then choose your wordstap
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Let debate runDisagreement isn’t bad behaviourwait
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Bring people inTap a raised hand before they give uptap
Your team safety rises when people feel heard and falls when bad behaviour goes unchecked. If it hits zero, the room goes silent.
Your best score: 0
Paused
Let’s take five.
The room will still be here when you get back.
Speak Up
11:00am. Meeting closed.
0out of 100
You played like
The Voice of the Room
New best score
Try this in your next meeting
The twist
Almost every manager cares about their team. Very few speak up in the moment.
- 96%What they value
of managers say they take their team’s development seriously.
- 29%What they do
often challenge bad behaviour in meetings. In ten years it has never been above 34%.
- 45 of 47Everywhere
organisations where it is one of the lowest-rated things managers say they do.
Find out what would help you speak up
The free World Class Manager® diagnostic asks a few sharp questions and builds your personalised pathway.
Get your free pathway See how World Class Manager® worksData: World Class Manager® Research. Self-reported answers from more than 10,000 managers in 21 countries, 2017 to 2026. The game score reflects your choices in the game, not a measure of you as a manager.