MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Situation

Operations

Identify one recurring founder task to automate or delegate this week—free time for traction.

Check your workflow—what’s one needless step you can remove to speed things up?

Revisit one process checklist—shorten or update anything outdated.

Ask a teammate: “What’s one operational task that slows you down more than it should?”

Time one recurring activity—can you finish it faster using a template or tool?

Review your backlog—delete any item older than 30 days that no longer adds value.

Decision-making

Identify one decision you’ve been postponing—write the risk of waiting, then choose.

Use a “Yes / No / Later” filter to triage every decision currently on your desk.

Revisit a recent small decision—was it intentional or by default? Note what you’d change.

Write down three criteria that define what a “good founder decision” looks like.

Ask a peer founder to sanity-check one decision you’re overthinking—note their input.

Block 15 minutes to review a past misstep—what choice could have changed the outcome?

Structure

Sketch your current team setup—are roles, reporting lines, and gaps clear?

Identify one role where ownership is unclear—clarify who decides by end of day.

Review your team’s goal format—does it reflect how accountability really happens?

Update one task list or role description to match reality on the ground.

Ask your team if everyone knows who they report to—listen for clarity gaps.

Define in one clear line the core purpose of your founder role—does it match daily work?

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