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What we ask

Every question kudoSnap sends, and the facet each one feeds. Nothing is held back — if it isn't here, we don't ask it. The reasoning behind the structure is on the framework and what it's built on.

Delivery

How you get things done, and get them right.

Execution

Reliably turning commitments into finished work. Deadlines hold. Things owned end-to-end actually end. Work that nobody needs to double-check.

not Not choosing the thing — that's Tough Calls. Not checking it — that's Sharp Eye. This is the doing.

Who do you trust most to hit a deadline?
Who do you trust to own something end-to-end?
Whose work do you trust without double-checking?
Who ships things that just work?
Who takes it from almost done to actually done?

Tough Calls

Making sound calls, especially hard ones, and owning them. Calls get made instead of deferred. Someone decides what to cut, and commits to a path while the group is still circling.

not Big Picture maps the terrain; this commits to a heading on it. And the call is neither the delivery nor the check.

Who's best at making tough calls?
Who decides what to cut when there isn't time for everything?
Who do you trust to pick right when both options look good?
Who cuts through indecision and picks a path?
Who stands behind their calls?

Sharp Eye

Precision of attention — catching what others miss. The detail nobody else caught gets caught. The thing everyone assumed was fine gets checked.

not This catches; Untangling works out why. And it inspects rather than ships — that's Execution.

Who notices the detail nobody else caught?
Who's the person you want reviewing it before it goes out?
Who checks the thing everyone else assumed was fine?
Who reads the fine print so nobody else has to?
Who settles the debate with data?

Thinking

How you work a problem, and see past it.

Untangling

Working out the problem: what's broken and why, where to start, the fix everyone else missed. Someone knows where to start when nobody else does. Hard problems come out looking easy. The fix everyone else missed.

not Sharp Eye catches what's wrong; this works out why. Big Picture sees ahead; this sees into.

Who knows where to start when nobody else does?
Who do you go to when something's broken and nobody knows why?
Who's best at untangling a stuck project?
Who makes hard problems look easy?
Who finds the fix everyone else missed?

Big Picture

Seeing the whole terrain, and what's coming, before others do. Problems get spotted before they arrive. Someone zooms out while everyone else is in the weeds.

not This maps; Tough Calls commits. Directed foresight, not open exploration.

Who asks the question that changes the whole conversation?
Who sees problems before anyone else?
Who's best at seeing what's coming next?
Who zooms out when everyone's stuck in the weeds?
Who connects today's work to where we're headed?

Always Curious

Appetite for ideas — exploring, trying, turning up possibilities. First to try the new thing. Already read about it. Lit up by an idea that isn't theirs.

not Always Curious diverges where Big Picture converges. Appetite for ideas, not growing someone else.

Who's the best brainstorm partner?
Who's the first to try something new?
Who's somehow always already read about it?
Who gets excited about an idea that isn't theirs?
Who tinkers until they find a better way?

Connection

How work moves when you're working with people.

Making It Clear

Transmitting understanding — making the complex simple for others. Their docs are the ones people actually read. Hard things click once they've explained them.

not Sharp Eye finds the signal; this transmits it. Being understood, rather than changing minds.

Who explains complex things the clearest?
Who writes the clearest docs?
Who would you want writing the summary?
Who gets to the point faster than anyone?
Who draws the picture that makes it make sense?

First to Help

The mechanics of working together, made easy. Help arrives the moment someone's stuck. The right people from other teams get looped in.

not Working-with, not belonging-with — that's Making Room. Unblocking today, not developing over time.

Who's the first to help when someone's stuck?
Who loops in the right people from other teams?
Who's the easiest person to work with?
Who would you want as a project partner?
Who shares what they know without being asked?

Getting Alignment

Moving groups — changing minds and steering momentum without force. Minds change without raised voices. A disagreement turns into a plan everyone backs.

not This moves a group; Level Head steadies one.

Who turns a disagreement into a plan everyone backs?
Who's best at getting everyone on the same page?
Who gets a stuck conversation moving again?
Who gets everyone to agree on next steps?
Who changes minds without raising their voice?

Multiplier

How people are better for having worked with you.

Feedback That Lands

Growing other people — mentorship that changes how someone works. People name them as the mentor they'd have wanted. Someone's growth has their fingerprint on it.

not This develops a person; Making It Clear transmits an understanding. Over time, not just today.

Who gives the most useful feedback?
Who gave you feedback that actually changed how you work?
Who would you want mentoring you?
Who spots what you're great at before you do?
Who gives you the push you need right when you need it?

Making Room

Making people belong — welcome, credit, a seat at the table. New people feel at home fast. Credit lands where it's due. Not only the loud ones get heard.

not Person-level belonging, not task-level cooperation — that's First to Help.

Who makes new people feel welcome?
Who makes everyone feel part of the team?
Who always gives credit where it's due?
Who notices when someone's been left out?
Who makes sure every voice gets heard?

Level Head

The steadiness other people borrow when things get hard. Keeps their head under pressure. A crisis feels manageable, and bad news is easier to hear.

not Composure is not the call itself. You can be calm and wrong, or decisive and frantic.

Who keeps their cool under pressure?
Who makes a crisis feel manageable?
Who would you talk to after a rough meeting?
Who steadies the room when things get chaotic?
Who makes bad news easier to hear?

Wildcards

Roughly one question in ten. No facet, no effect on anything — they exist because a fortnight of nothing but competence is a long fortnight. A sample:

Who would you want next to you in a zombie apocalypse?
Who has the most infectious laugh?
Who makes Slack threads actually fun to read?
Who would absolutely crush it on a reality TV show?
Who gives the best snack recommendations?
Who would you road-trip cross-country with?

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