State workplace stakes in a way that is specific, proportional, and tied to the decision.
Stakes are not volume. Stakes are consequence. What stakes do Stakes make a story matter. Without them, the complication may be interesting but not urgent. With inflated stakes, the audience may feel pushed rather than persuaded. The skilled move is to make the consequence visible and proportional. The mechanism A strong stakes line connects the current complication to a future business effect. It tells the audience what becomes harder, riskier, slower, or more expensive if nothing changes. That creates a meaningful gap between what is and what could be. The test Ask whether your stakes sentence is specific enough that…
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