Think Smart, Make Smart Decisions, Act Smart
Smart Decision Training rests on three rules — think openly, compare options, act ethically. Learn each one and what goes wrong when one is skipped.
Knowing what something is does not tell you how much it matters. Use Toolkit Questions 4–7 to test failure risk, position, importance and the impact of removing or changing it.
By the end, you can
apply Toolkit Questions 4–7 to a real decision and tell failure risk apart from the impact of removal or change.
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Smart Decision Toolkit: Questions 4–7
Why this matters
Remember Thandi's bakery? Using Toolkit Questions 1–3, she knows what the supermarket contract is, what it demands and why the buyer wants it.
She still does not know how much it could help or hurt her business.
Questions 4–7 move from describing the subject to testing its risk, its place and its value. ⚖️
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Smart Decision Training rests on three rules — think openly, compare options, act ethically. Learn each one and what goes wrong when one is skipped.
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Smart Decision Toolkit: Questions 4–7
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