Escalation Ladder to Re-entry
Use escalating levels of cooling intervention and converge on a re-entry agreement.
Offsite decision Three leaders are debating whether to cut a product line, and the discussion is becoming personal. A product-line decision needs clear criteria, not fatigue-driven allegiance. Proportional de-escalation Pace reset -> process reset -> full timeout Escalate the cooling intervention only when the lighter move does not restore processing. Single brake Either push through or stop everything. The meeting keeps enough heat to decide and enough regulation to think. A cooling ladder preserves momentum by making the pause proportional. 01 Pace 02 Process 03 Return First level The leaders disagree sharply but are still answering questions.
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