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UPLIFT ACTION LEARNING PROGRAMINSTRUCTION SHEET TO RESPONDENTYou have been selected by a colleague to provide feedback on their Leadership Judgment capability foruse in the Uplift Action Learning Program. You have been selected because you participated in or wereimpacted by a judgment call that the leader recently made. S/ he would like your candid, constructivefeedback to improve their leadership capability. Please take a few moments to consider the qualities ofgood judgment and input you can provide to help your colleague become a better leader.Your FeedbackThere are 2 parts to your feedback.Step 1: On the attached sheet, your colleague has asked you to provide feedback on a specific judgmentcall that he or she made recently. Please use the form to identify things the individual did well or areasfor improvement specifically related to that judgment call.Step 2: Use the remaining space to provide more general feedback on behaviors that would help theindividual be a better leader. Identify specific behaviors the leader can do more of, less of, andcontinue.Please return your feedback in a sealed envelope by ____________________.Your colleague will use your feedback on the first day of the program.Why Judgment is ImportantThe essence of leadership is judgment. The single most important thing that leaders do is make goodjudgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, often under great timepressure, leaders must make decisions and take effective actions to assure the survival and success oftheir organizations. Good leaders not only make better calls, but they are able to discern the reallyimportant ones and get a higher percentage of them right.Judgment is a ProcessMany times people think of judgment as the moment someone makes a decision. In fact, leadershipjudgment must be viewed as a process. There are three phases:1. Preparation: Sensing and identifying the need for a judgment call, framing and naming the call, andmobilizing and aligning the right people.2. Making the Call: Determining when there is sufficient information given the time horizon to make thecall. The call must be communicated clearly.3. Execution: Following up to provide resources and keep people mobilized to support the call.Good judgment is based on getting desired results, no matter how intellectually sound the original callmay be. Throughout these phases, leaders constantly revisit their judgments to adjust and improvethem. These are redo loops where the call can be changed or reversed based on changingcircumstances, better information, or feedback from action.