MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Vision & Goal Setting

Write one sentence describing your leadership vision—what do you want your team to achieve, and why does it matter?

Break one leadership goal into three smaller actions—focus on steady progress, not perfection.

Replace a vague leadership task with a specific outcome and deadline you can hold the team accountable to.

Set a weekly reminder: “Am I leading toward long-term goals or just clearing today’s tasks?”

Write one key team goal on a sticky note and place it where you’ll see it daily.

Share your top leadership goal with your team today—saying it aloud creates clarity and accountability.

Strategic Thinking

Choose a team process and ask: “What long-term impact will improving this have?” Write one sentence to define it.

Block 15 minutes to map a team decision’s ripple effects—who’s affected now, and what are the longer-term impacts?

Before your next team meeting, identify the bigger picture behind the agenda—what outcome truly matters?

Ask yourself: “What does success look like for my team in six months?” before starting a new project or plan.

Add a “so what?” column to your notes—challenge yourself to connect team facts to insight and action.

Read a recent industry article and highlight one trend—ask how it could affect your team in the next year.

Innovation Management

Identify one small workflow issue in your team and brainstorm three alternative ways to resolve it today.

Ask a peer leader how they solved a similar team issue—apply one of their approaches to your context.

Spend 10 minutes sketching a rough draft of a new team process—capture it quickly without editing.

Challenge yourself to ask in your next meeting: “What if we didn’t do this step?”—see what it unlocks.

Use a random word generator—relate the word to a current team challenge and spark new thinking.

Add a “New Ideas” section to your team board—populate it with five creative options to test.

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