Why This Matters

Step 2 clarified what must hold. Step 3 is where you choose what matters most.

This step helps you decide:

• where effort concentrates,
• what stops,
• what changes,
• what resources move,
• and what risk you are deliberately accepting.

Part 1: Strategic Priorities

Test each priority:

• Does this strengthen our higher intent?
• Does this reflect our chosen role?
• Does this help resolve a key tension?

If not, it is probably not a priority.

🔥 Part 2: Trade-offs and actions

Start, stop,continue

Guidance:

• Stop: work that no longer fits the posture.
• Reduce: work that matters but is not central.
• Continue: core activity that should be protected and sharpened.
• Start / Invest: work or capability that is newly required.

If “Stop” is empty, return to the priorities and posture.

Resolve key tensions

Return to the enduring tensions from Step 1.

Part 3: Resource and risk

Resource Alignment

You can’t have strategy without resource movement

If resource lines do not shift, you need to go back to examining your trade-offs

Risk Check

Every strategic decision shifts risk.

Good strategy reduces some risks and deliberately accepts others.

📌 Part 4: Summary

Capture your final position.

Step 3 outcome

By the end of this step, you should be clear on:

• the few outcomes that matter most,
• what is stopping or reducing,
• where resources are moving,
• what tension you are resolving,
• and which risks you are intentionally carrying.

This becomes the bridge to Step 4.