Have you ever thought everyone was agreement, then had the plan fall apart when one person reverses course? Hidden misalignments can undermine any plan unless you find a way to bring them to light and deal with them. A few ways to spot hidden misalignment:
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When others are agreeing, one stakeholder is silent
Deliverables are agreed on but no names or dates are assigned
A stakeholder agrees in the meeting but communicates something different later
Any of these behaviors should prompt you to verify that you’ve truly reached alignment by probing for any remaining doubts.
We dig into these methods of mining for conflict in the Early Reader Club: Aligned! Join us.
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