Choose what to change and what to retain

When initiatives and rules keep growing, read through addition, reduction and sequence.

What to compare

Distinguish revising routine from removing a necessary function.

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Commentary 2: renewing practice
Use renewal as an entry to repeated review.
A question to follow
Which habits no longer fit the present aim?
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Reducing unnecessary intervention
Read reduction to consider options beyond adding more.
A question to follow
Could an unnecessary decision or task be removed before adding another?
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Variation in tactics: benefits and harms
Consider benefits and harms together when checking conditions for change.
A question to follow
Who gains relief, and who takes on more burden?

List functions to retain, tasks to stop, a small change to try and a condition for reversing it.

Less is not always better. Treat required checks and safety measures separately.

3 readings
Choose how to compete before committing
Read conditions, objectives and alliances before choosing a price cut or another feature.
3 readings
Connect learning to understanding and checking
When collecting knowledge stalls, distinguish learning, reflection and checking.
3 readings
Decide what to delegate and how to support it
Read these chapters when delegation keeps turning into more instructions.
3 readings
Review evaluation standards and how to explain them
When an evaluation lacks acceptance, separate judgments about people, procedures and allocation.
3 readings
Make decisions while keeping unknowns visible
Consider decisions with incomplete information through known facts, unknowns and postponement.
3 readings
Work on a relationship before conflict escalates
Read when disagreement is turning into judgments about a person or a contest to win.
3 readings
Carry work through to a sustainable finish
Distinguish prolonged work, missing support and gaps in completion.

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