Golden Opportunities · The record · Component
The decisions
What was taken and what was declined, with the reasoning — the declines being the more informative half.
The deliverable
What it is
Organisations remember what they took and reconstruct what they declined. The reconstruction is generous and hindsight makes past judgement look better than it was.
A two-line record per decision, made at the time, is what makes an honest assessment possible years later.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The outcome alone cannot distinguish a good decision from a lucky one. Record the reasoning.