MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Financial Management

Review last quarter’s top spending line and highlight one area where efficiency could be improved today.

Set a calendar alert each Monday to review enterprise cash flow or reserves for early warning signals.

Create a simple one-page table of three major cost categories—track changes daily for one week.

Categorize five recent enterprise expenses as fixed or variable—see trends in cost flexibility.

List your top three recurring enterprise costs and note one immediate efficiency idea for each.

Review one past vendor invoice today—check for missed charges or avoidable costs.

Project Management

List all critical initiatives under your control—note owners, risks, and the next concrete milestone.

Clarify one unclear responsibility on a major project today—ask a direct, no-nonsense question.

Break your next high-stakes deliverable into 3–5 steps—sequence them in writing for rapid execution.

Block 30 minutes today to personally review progress on one flagship initiative.

Write one-sentence progress notes for your board—practice concise, impactful updates.

Choose one delayed decision and advance it by doing 15 minutes of focused work now.

Change Management

Identify one upcoming organizational change and write its expected impact in one clear sentence.

Identify one personal routine that could be shifted to respond more flexibly to external changes.

Ask a colleague how they’re experiencing a recent shift—just listen without rushing to resolve it.

Pick one small change you’ve resisted and take the first 15-minute step toward resolving it.

Write down one lesson from your last change experience—capture what helped you adapt well.

Scan your organization’s last change memo for clarity—highlight one inconsistency to correct today.

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