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To:	align speedy decision-making at all levels
Stage:	SparkleGermGrowthBloomFruit
Theme:	Agile  Maneuver  Lean  Scrum  Extreme Programming  Kanban  Quality  Metric  Jumpstart  Decide  Change  Coach  Team  Don’t just do something  The Work  Trust  Product
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.
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Wish (full):	Make decisions that advance the whole in the right direction, even under extreme pressure.
Background:	People are more likely to focus on the high level goal if they know what it is. 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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Free text 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. ==Sources==

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