Master Buy-In (3H)

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Master What Matters • Enrollment

Head → Heart → Hands

Reason • Voice • Ownership — a simple, modern way to turn ideas into real commitment.

You have an idea — crisp, valuable, obviously right. But ideas don’t move people — identity and agency do. Buy-in isn’t agreement; it’s when people say: “I see why this matters, I’m part of shaping it, and I’m on the hook to make it real.”

The shift: from persuading with more slides → to enrolling through Reason (Head), Voice (Heart), and Ownership (Hands).

Memory Blueprint

3H — Head → Heart → Hands

Head — Reason Make the case for change in one page: Problem → Impact → Now-or-Never → Win Line (metric).
Heart — Voice Invite fingerprints early. Ask for risks, options, edge cases. Make them co-authors, not passengers.
Hands — Ownership Give a 1-page owner brief: outcome, boundaries, decisions they own, success signs, first step, check-in.
Why change • Why now What do you see? • What’s the risk? Who owns what • What’s first

Say it aloud: “I understand why → I am heard → I help shape it.”

Use It in 60 Seconds

  1. Head (20s): “We’re solving X because Y. If we do this, Metric moves by When.”
  2. Heart (20s): “Before we lock it: what’s the one risk you see? any option B? smallest test?”
  3. Hands (20s): “You own Outcome within Bounds. First step Tomorrow 10:00. We’ll check Friday 15:00.”

Focus Sections

The 1-Page Case (copy this)

  1. Problem: the specific friction/cost (with one data point).
  2. Impact: who hurts and how (customer, team, revenue).
  3. Now-or-Never: why timing matters (window, comp, risk).
  4. Path: the smallest credible step (pilot scope, 2 weeks).
  5. Win Line: one metric that proves it worked.
Script (2 sentences):

“We’re tackling [Problem] because it’s costing [Impact]. If we run [Smallest Step] now, we move [Win Metric] by [Date].”

Checklist (Head)

  • 1 real data point (not a deck of 20).
  • One “now-or-never” line.
  • One win metric, one date.
  • Scope small enough to say yes today.

Clarity beats certainty. Ship a 30% draft; improve with input.

3 Questions that Unlock Voice

  1. Risk: “What’s the one risk you see?”
  2. Option B: “What’s a smarter or simpler path?”
  3. Smallest Test: “What could we try in 5–10 days?”
Invite (Slack/Email):

“30% draft on [Idea]. Can you drop: 1 risk, 1 option B, 1 smallest test by [Day]? Your fingerprints welcome.”

Checklist (Heart)

  • 3–5 voices, different vantage points.
  • One visible thread for feedback (not DMs).
  • Reply with “I heard you → I’m doing X.”
  • Credit names in the next update.

People support what they help create. Make help easy and public.

Owner Brief (fill & send)

  • Outcome: the result you own.
  • Boundaries: what’s in/out, constraints.
  • Decisions You Own: D1, D2.
  • Success Signs: the 1–2 metrics we’ll look at.
  • First Step: do this by [timestamp].
  • Check-in: [Day / Time / 15 min].
Delegation Script:

“Outcome: [X]. Within [Bounds], you own [D1/D2]. Success = [Metric by Date]. First step [When/What]. Short check-in [Day/Time].”

Rituals that Make it Stick

  • Weekly 20-min demo or metric review.
  • Shout-out “owner moves” by name.
  • One blocker removed per week.
  • Close the loop: share wins & lessons.

Never say “own it” without resources. Pair, tool, or de-scope.

  1. Head: “Support emails rose 22% from repeat issues. If we pilot a 10-article self-serve hub, we cut tickets 15% in 4 weeks.”
  2. Heart: “Drop 1 risk, 1 option B, 1 smallest test by Thu. Your fingerprints welcome.”
  3. Hands: “Alex owns the hub draft. Bounds: top 10 issues only. Decisions you own: article order & format. Win line: deflect 200 tickets by Apr 30. First step: outline by Tue 10:00. Check-in Fri 15:00.”

MIRROR (Meaning • Inclusion • Relevance • Readiness • Ownership • Ritual) — use this when your change spans teams/orgs.

  • Meaning: tie to mission/customer/standard.
  • Inclusion: co-create early; publish Q&A.
  • Relevance: “Improves/Stops/Stays” by group.
  • Readiness: fund skills/tools/bandwidth.
  • Ownership: decision rights + success signs.
  • Ritual: cadence, dashboards, shout-outs.

3H is your everyday move. MIRROR is your program-level play.

Pro tip: Screenshot the Memory Blueprint and pin it in your team channel. Then run the 60-second open, paste the scripts, and move.

 


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