All core values
Performance
Judgment
Making good calls with incomplete information and owning what follows.
Behaviors
- Weighs cost of delay against cost of error
- Distinguishes reversible from irreversible calls
- Explains the reasoning, not just the choice
Anti-patterns
- Escalating every decision upward
- Treating all decisions as equally weighty
- Rules used to avoid thinking
Reinforce it with
- Decision-rights clarity
- Written decision rationales
- Reviews that assess reasoning, not just outcomes
Judgment is what lets an organization move fast without a rulebook for everything.