Look at the evidence
Sample ordinary decisions and exceptions.
Compare evidence and reasoning with the permission given.
Look for repeated quality gaps or unnecessary reversals.
A case to think through
A manager chooses a different valid supplier within the agreed criteria. A different preference from the founder is not itself a quality failure.
This is a hypothetical operating example, not a client result.Avoid a misleading conclusion
Judging decisions only after the result is known can confuse bad luck with poor judgement and discourage sensible ownership.
Decision independence combines a named owner with usable authority, relevant information and appropriate escalation. Look at ordinary cases as well as exceptions. Formal restrictions may be entirely appropriate; the question is whether the route is deliberate and workable rather than an invisible queue for the founder.
Your evidence check
Bring supporting and contrary examples. A self-reported answer is a starting point; these notes do not calculate or validate a score.
| Prompt | Notes from your case |
|---|---|
| Decision | |
| information available | |
| boundary | |
| reasoning | |
| outcome |
Can a good decision have a poor outcome?
Yes. Review the reasoning and the controllable conditions as well as the result.
See the wider pattern.
20 questions. An indicative, self-reported result with a five-dimension profile and an optional conversation.
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