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Mini-assessment

Where does your adaptive work actually break down?

Nine questions, roughly three minutes. You will get a reading of your Stay · Sense · Shape reading — and a short action plan for the one that is costing you most.

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  1. 01 · StayWhen a problem has no clear answer yet, I can leave it open without forcing a decision to relieve the discomfort.
  2. 02 · StayI reach for a restructure, a reassurance or a new process when a room gets tense.
  3. 03 · StayI can say "I don't yet know, and here is how we are finding out" without feeling my authority slip.
  4. 04 · SenseBefore acting, I ask whether the challenge is technical — solvable by expertise — or adaptive.
  5. 05 · SenseI can name what people stand to lose from the change I am asking for: status, competence, relationships, identity.
  6. 06 · SenseI mostly read the plan and the reporting rather than the live pattern of what people actually do and avoid.
  7. 07 · ShapeI give adaptive work back to the people who must live with the answer, rather than absorbing it myself.
  8. 08 · ShapeI prefer one large, well-prepared intervention to a series of small moves I can read and adjust.
  9. 09 · ShapeAfter a deliberate move, I set aside time to read what it actually changed before committing further.

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The reasoning behind the three movements is set out in the guide. The applied work happens in rooms with leadership teams and boards.

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