MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Leadership

Ask your early team: “When do I lead at my best—and when do I unintentionally hold us back?”

Request focused feedback on your leadership impact—listen fully before you explain or justify.

Share your leadership goals with a peer—ask them to hold you accountable for one behavior shift.

Invite a peer founder to share how they see your leadership—spot gaps between intent and effect.

Ask a founder who leads differently how they approach challenges—what can you borrow or adapt?

Discuss with a peer how each of you builds trust—compare approaches and stories.

Collaboration

Ask a collaborator: “What’s something I do that helps or hinders teamwork?”—listen fully before replying.

Share your experience of working with someone—invite them to share theirs and compare learning.

Ask a collaborator for feedback on how you share space—do you open room or dominate flow?

Ask a peer how you respond in disagreements—do they notice openness or defensiveness?

Debrief a project with your team—what helped or blocked collaboration, and what would you do differently?

Ask someone who collaborates well: “What do you intentionally do to make teamwork easier?”

Communication

Ask an investor or advisor: “How do you experience my pitch—clear, rushed, or unclear?”

Request feedback on your last investor update—did the message structure and tone fit the audience?

Share your clarity goal with a peer—invite them to flag when your pitch becomes vague.

Ask a peer how your tone comes across in pitches—assertive, rushed, friendly, or passive?

Debrief a pitch miscommunication—what signals or assumptions made it harder to connect?

Invite a peer from another sector to explain how they read your pitch—seek insight on clarity.

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