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The Threshold Loop

The Threshold Loop is a continuous decision discipline that runs inside every stage of change. Most leadership failures happen when one of these steps gets skipped -- usually because pressure creates urgency that crowds out orientation.

The Threshold Loop

ORIENT

ACT & LEARN

ORIENT

Read signals, constraints, and assumptions. Build a shared diagnosis before anyone proposes a solution

CHOOSE

ACT & LEARN

ORIENT

Evaluate tradeoffs. Identify the preferred path. Define explicitly what you will and will not do.

ACT & LEARN

ACT & LEARN

ACT & LEARN

Run pilots. Measure outcomes. Build feedback loops. Course-correct before committing to scale.

ALIGN

ACT & LEARN

ACT & LEARN

Clarify coalition, decision rights, priorities, and messaging before moving to the next stage.

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