Navigate High-Stakes Decisions

Two Critical Situations

Complex Decisions: Navigate Multiple Stakeholders

1. Create All Stakeholder Minds

One mind for EACH key stakeholder:

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> "Create minds for:
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1. Board Member A - /board/meeting.vtt
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2. Board Member B - /board/meeting.vtt
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3. CFO - /leadership/meeting.vtt
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4. Key Investor - /investor/call.vtt"

Training: 5-15 minutes per stakeholder

2. Test Decision with Each Stakeholder

Ask EACH stakeholder mind:

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> "SCENARIO: Your CEO is presenting a strategic decision to you (as board member/investor/executive). They're proposing [specific initiative with details: investment amount, timeline, resources needed, expected outcomes].
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QUESTION: How will you respond to this proposal? What concerns will you raise? Will you support or resist?"

You’ll know:

• Who supports vs. resists
• Specific concerns from each person
• What information each needs
• Whose alignment is critical

3. Navigate Systematically

With stakeholder-specific approach:

• Pre-align critical stakeholders
• Prepare responses for objections
• Frame decision for each audience
• Sequence communications strategically

Make decisions with confidence

Real Example: Strategic Decision

Crisis Situations: Navigate with Confidence

1. Assess Stakeholder Reactions

Test crisis response with each stakeholder:

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> "We have a [crisis situation]. I'm planning to [response].
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How will you respond? What concerns will you raise?"

Know before announcing: Who will panic vs. stay calm, what information they need

2. Refine Crisis Communication

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> "If I communicate it this way: [approach], will that
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maintain your confidence? What else do you need to hear?"

Test communication approaches before sending to stakeholders

3. Navigate Crisis with Confidence

Execute with stakeholder-specific approach:

• Right communication for each audience
• Proactive responses to concerns
• Maintained stakeholder confidence

Result: Navigate crisis while preserving trust

Real Example: Crisis Navigation

Common Scenarios

Strategic Pivot Decisions: Predict board resistance levels and concerns, investor support vs. caution, leadership team alignment needs, and critical stakeholders to pre-align. Navigate systematically through complex strategic changes.

M&A Decisions: Predict board concerns about valuation and fit, investor views on strategic value, leadership team integration worries, and key objections to address. Test acquisition proposals before formal board vote.

Crisis Management: Predict board reaction to crisis response plan, investor confidence impact, customer and partner communication needs, and what maintains vs. damages trust. Navigate crises with prepared stakeholder approach.

Major Organizational Changes: Predict executive team concerns about changes, board support for restructuring, key stakeholder resistance points, and who needs pre-alignment. Navigate organizational changes smoothly.

Implementation

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> Create minds for Board Member, Key Investor, and CFO
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using /board/meeting.vtt, /investor/call.vtt, /leadership/meeting.vtt

✓ Training 3 stakeholder minds... (~10 min each)

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> "SCENARIO: I'm presenting a strategic pivot to transition from B2B SaaS to B2C mobile-first product. This requires rebuilding the product, hiring new team, and 18-month timeline to revenue. Current B2B business generates $5M ARR.
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QUESTION: Ask each stakeholder: How will you respond to this pivot proposal? What concerns will you raise?"

Board Member: STRONG RESISTANCE - Execution risk, existing business impact
Investor: CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE - Capital requirements, timeline risk
CFO: OPERATIONAL CONCERN - Runway impact, team restructure costs
Recommendation: Reframe as "expansion" not "pivot", hire B2C leader first

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> "SCENARIO: What if I reframe as B2C expansion with hired leader and pilot first?
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QUESTION: Will Board Member support?"

YES. Board Member will support revised approach.
"Much better than full pivot. I'll support this."

Next Steps