Consider how strongly a decision or action is in harmony with your values, priorities and sense of purpose. Use the questions below to score each element on a scale from one to ten to get a clearer picture about whether or not this decision or action is appropriate.
Alignment
- Is this action aligned with our mission, vision, values and purpose?
- Does this align with what we stand for?
- Our band, our reputation, our service promise? Our why?
- Does this take us closer to our vision, or further away?
Clarity
- Are we clear about roles, timing, expectations?
- Are we making assumptions?
- Do we have all the information we need?
- Do we know who will do what by when?
- If not, what do we need to get clear on these things?
Capacity
- Do we have space in our life or organisation for this right now?
- If not, is there something else that can go to make room?
- Or is there a way to grow our capacity to accommodate this?
- If so, what would need to change?
- How long would that take, and how much would that cost?
Opportunity
- Is this an open door?
- If so, is it one we need to take?
- If not, do we need one?
- Or is there another way to do this that will create one?
- If there’s an obstacle, how can we overcome it?
- If we say yes to this opportunity, what else must we say no to?
Resources
- Do we have the time, money, equipment, skills and people we need?
- If not, how can we get them?
- Can we recycle, reduce, repurpose?
- Can we retrain, re-budget, reschedule, restructure, or recruit?
- Could we partner or collaborate to share resources?
- Would investing in these resources be wise long-term?
Desire
- Do people actually want this?
- Is there a clear and genuine need?
- What is our emotional connection to this issue?
- Will this solve a headache for us or our clients?
- Do we have a strong, heartfelt why? Do they?
- Is this a ‘right-now’ need or a long-term intention?
- A must-have or a nice-to-have?
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