The Sponsor Catches You in the Hallway
Choose a concise hallway ask that leads with the decision, acknowledges sponsor constraints, and avoids cornering language.
Elena asks, "Are we aligned now?" The budget decision is still open. What should Theo say? Hallway after steering committee. Are we aligned now, or is anything still open? fromTop Theo has one sentence before Elena's next meeting. fromBottom Almost, but not fully. I hear you want to close the loop: direction is aligned, budget approval is still open. Can I send a two-option BLUF by four? Correct. It uses BLUF for the real decision status, active listening for Elena's intent, and pyramid grouping for direction versus budget approval. Yes, I think everyone is basically fine with it now. This…
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