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Expand Up @@ -29,26 +29,23 @@ A Role may also hold ***“Policies”***, which are grants or constraints of au

As a Role Lead, you have the following responsibilities:

#### 1.2.1 Processing Tensions

You are responsible for comparing the actual expression of your Role’s Purpose and Accountabilities to your vision of their ideal potential, to identify gaps between the two (each gap is a ***“Tension”***). You are then responsible for trying to resolve those Tensions.

#### 1.2.2 Processing Purpose & Accountabilities
#### 1.2.1 Processing Purpose & Accountabilities

You are responsible for regularly considering how to enact your Role's Purpose and each Accountability, by defining:

- **(a)** ***“Next-Actions”***, which are useful actions that you could take immediately, at least in the absence of competing priorities; and
- **(b)** ***“Projects”***, which are specific outcomes that would be useful to work towards, at least in the absence of competing priorities.
- **(b)** ***“Projects”***, which are specific outcomes that would be useful to work towards, at least in the absence of competing priorities; and
- **(c)** ***“Tensions”***, which are gaps between the actual expression of your Role’s Purpose and Accountabilities and your vision of their ideal potential.

#### 1.2.3 Breaking Down Projects
#### 1.2.2 Breaking Down Projects & Tensions

You are responsible for regularly defining Next-Actions for each of your Role's active Projects.
You are responsible for regularly defining Next-Actions for each of your Role's active Projects and Tensions.

#### 1.2.4 Tracking Projects, Next-Actions, & Tensions
#### 1.2.3 Tracking Projects, Next-Actions, & Tensions

You are responsible for capturing and tracking all Projects and Next-Actions for your Role in written lists. You must also track Tensions you intend to resolve, at least until you process them into Projects or Next-Actions. You are also responsible for regularly reviewing and updating these lists, to maintain them as a trusted source of the Role’s potential work.
You are responsible for capturing and tracking all Tensions, Projects and Next-Actions for your Role in written lists. You are also responsible for regularly reviewing and updating these lists, to maintain them as a trusted source of the Role’s potential work.

#### 1.2.5 Executing Next-Actions
#### 1.2.4 Executing Next-Actions

Whenever you have time available to act in a Role, you are responsible for considering the Next-Actions you could take, and executing whichever would add the most value to the Organization.

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