Commit to a safe escalation norm
Commit to a specific early-risk escalation behavior for one accountability situation.
Safe escalation norm commitment Build a yellow-flag habit Raise one real accountability risk early enough for the team to act. A risk that is not certain yet but could affect a deadline, customer, stakeholder, or decision. Yellow flag: [commitment] is at risk because [specific condition]. Impact if unresolved: [impact]. Owner: [name]. Request: [decision/help] by [time]. A deadline depends on another team's handoff and the handoff is not confirmed A stakeholder decision is needed before your owner update can be truthful A dependency could miss this week but you are tempted to wait until it is certain A cross-functional commitment has…
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