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The prep step provides an opportunity for you to preview
people’s plans and suggest changes, if necessary. Ask, What are
you about to do? Why are you going to do it? How are you going to
do it? How can you use this to help the team make progress on its
goals and plans? Who should be involved or kept informed? How
can this be used to improve your knowledge and skills ? What if your
assumptions are wrong or the unexpected happens?
Used this way, the prep step allows you to move the purpose,
plans, and work of the team forward, to coach and develop others,
and to delegate more confi dently. It assures you that someone is
well prepared and ready to act and that his actions will be consis-
tent with ...