Purpose · Purposeful
Decisive
Keeps an eye on what is changing and is prepared to act.
◆ What good looks like
Proactive scanning of the environment; timely, values-led decisions under uncertainty; learns from the decisions it takes.
What erodes it
Inertia; treating complex, uncertain issues as if they were predictable; slow or avoided decisions.
The maturity ladder
Emerging → Developing → MasteringEmerging
Reactive, with little horizon-scanning.
Developing
Some scanning; decisions becoming more timely.
Mastering
Proactive scanning and confident, values-led decisions under uncertainty.
Questions to sit with
at the level of your organisationAnticipateWhich emerging trends or uncertainties could affect us in the next three years?
RespondHow quickly do we usually respond when circumstances change, and what helps or hinders timeliness?
AdaptCan we name a recent decision taken under uncertainty — and what did we learn?