Before It Lands is a practical executive guide for pressure-testing the human side of consequential workplace decisions before they become employee experiences.
1. UNDERSTANDING
Do we understand how people will experience it?
Look beyond organizational intent to what employees will actually see, hear, lose, gain, question, and absorb.
2. DISRUPTION
Do we know what this will disturb?
Examine the potential impact on roles, workloads, schedules, reporting relationships, team dynamics, and day-to-day work.
3. TRUST
Do we understand what people may conclude?
Consider what the decision may signal about fairness, credibility, prior commitments, and the relationship between employees and leadership.
4. EXECUTION
Are leaders actually prepared to carry it?
Assess whether leaders have the information, judgment, consistency, and support required to translate the decision into the organization.