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Phase 03 · Leadership team · 2 min

Team close — clarity and commitment

Prevent the decision leaving the room in five different versions, which is where lack of commitment and relitigation start.

Before you press play

Run this in the last ten minutes of the meeting, before anyone leaves.

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  1. Before we leave: one breath, then we say the decision out loud.

    Hold 10 seconds

  2. Who will state the decision in one sentence, as they will repeat it to their team?

    Hold 20 seconds

  3. Anyone who would say it differently, say it now. Differences here are cheap.

    Hold 20 seconds

  4. Name the owner, the date, and who is informed by Friday.

    Hold 20 seconds

  5. Last question: is there anything you will say outside this room that you have not said in it?

    Hold 20 seconds

  6. Silence here counts as commitment. That is the contract.

    Hold 6 seconds

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Positive Intelligence®, the PQ® Score, and the Saboteur model are trademarks and the work of Shirzad Chamine and Positive Intelligence, LLC. Compass Performance, Inc. does not own them and claims no rights in them; Compass is an independent user of these licensed instruments. The Compass service is Mental Fitness™, and the reading, interpretation and commentary here are Compass's own.

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Positive Intelligence®, the PQ® Score, and the Saboteur model are trademarks and the work of Shirzad Chamine and Positive Intelligence, LLC. Compass Performance, Inc. does not own them and claims no rights in them; Compass is an independent user of these licensed instruments. The Compass service is Mental Fitness™, and the reading, interpretation and commentary here are Compass's own. No affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement by Shirzad Chamine or Positive Intelligence, LLC is implied.

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