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|goal=align speedy decision-making at all levels
|stage=Sparkle
|theme=Maneuver
|context=fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Extreme pressure. You must make decisions, fast.
|wish=Make decisions that advance the whole in the right direction, even under extreme pressure.
|so=Know the intent at least two levels up and decide in favor of that general direction. Subordinate everything else.
|wish full=Make decisions that advance the whole in the right direction, even under extreme pressure.
|background=See MCDP Commander’s Intent.
*{{web|url=http://eekim.com/blog/2013/09/be-intentional-but-hold-it-lightly/#sthash.CI8kBZM8.dpbs|site=EEK|title=Be Intentional, but Hold It Lightly}}
*{{web|url=http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/09/the-right-way-to-rally-your-tr/|site=HBR|title=The Right Way to Rally Your Troops}}; maybe, {{p|rally the troops}} is a pearl?
*{{culture game}}

Announcing intent:
*is a powerful way to exercise leadership in a self-organizing world;
*is a form of disclosure, and disclosure is associated with greatness;
*amounts to a passive {{p|ask for help}}, which in turn associates with greatness;
*is a unilateral broadcast of information that does not require a reply from the receiver, reinforcing the receiver’s {{p|autonomy mastery purpose}} because they may choose to either help you or not;
*shares essential information about the work that needs to be and is being done;
*sets up attraction and repulsion ([[tensegrity]]).

Announce your intentions early and often.

Everyone can influence how the system behaves by simply announcing intentions and following through. Over time, a statement of intent becomes predictable and reliable as part of the environment—it becomes second nature.
|therefore full=Know the intent at least two levels up and decide in favor of that general direction. Subordinate everything else.
|new=Leaders with positional authority who clearly announce intentions are often called visionary.
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Announcing intent does everyone a huge favor and:
*'''eliminates guessing and information delays''', fueling {{p|speed and adaptability}};
*allows others to adjust {{p|plastic plans}}; and
*is perhaps the most important activity of genuine leaders.

To announce your intent, you must know what you want, so engage the {{p|spice girls question}}. This clarity helps everyone around you, and increases safety levels and associated levels of group learning.