MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Situation

Operations

Identify one recurring task you can delegate this week—free up time for coaching or leadership work.

Check today’s workflow—remove one unnecessary step to improve efficiency.

Revisit one outdated checklist—shorten or update it today.

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

Time one routine admin task—can you finish it faster with a template?

Review your backlog—archive or delete tasks older than 30 days.

Decision-making

Identify one decision you’ve been postponing—write down the risk of delay, then make the call.

Use a simple “Yes / No / Not now” framework to triage pending team decisions.

Revisit a recent decision—was it made with clarity or by default? Note what you’d do differently.

Write down three criteria that define a “good decision” in your role.

Ask a trusted peer to sanity-check one choice you’re overthinking—get quick input.

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

Structure

Sketch your team’s structure—are reporting lines and responsibilities crystal clear?

Identify one role where decision ownership is unclear—clarify it by end of day.

Review your goal-setting template—does it match how accountability really works?

Update one role description to match what the job actually involves today.

Check whether everyone knows who they report to—ask one direct question.

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

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