ORIGIN Onboarding Tests
Act 07, How ORIGIN runs Section 06 of 11

Some decisions are yours. Others need someone's yes first, even when you are certain. Knowing the difference keeps you fast and keeps ORIGIN safe.

1Message: what asking costs
9Situations that need a yes first
24hNotice, at least, before a deadline moves
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Part 1

The one test

Before you act, ask whether it can be undone.

It is not yours alone if it does any of these:

It leaves ORIGINIt changes a priceIt touches moneyIt names a client in publicIt commits the company to someone else

Act 01 named the kinds: prices, contracts, money, anything public. The next part lists nine situations that always need a yes first. Everything else: do it, and record it in Asana.

Not sure whose decision it is? Ask. The cost of asking is one message. The cost of guessing can be a client or a contract. Start with your line manager.

You took a photo at a client workshop and want to post it on your own social media, with the client's name. What do you do?

It is not yours alone. The next part tells you whose yes it needs.

Remember

If it cannot be undone, it is not yours alone. Ask first, then act.

Part 2

Nine situations, and who says yes

For many people the Team Lead is also their line manager. The CEO is our founder.

A yes from your line manager or your Team Lead

The situationWho says yes first, in plain words
You need to move a deadlineYour line manager, in Asana, at least 24 hours before. Ask early, never after.
You need to spend money for work, to be paid backYour line manager, before you spend. Approval first is what makes the cost reimbursable: paid back to you.
A client asks for something outside what was agreedYour Team Lead. It becomes a change request, never a quiet yes. Act 06 explains it.
You want to name a client in publicYour Team Lead, against the list of cleared names. A post, a portfolio piece and a talk all count.

A yes from the Heads or the CEO

The situationWho says yes first, in plain words
A price would go below our targetThe Head of Growth, the Head of OS and the Head of Cashflow together, or the CEO. Nobody lowers a price alone.
A milestone, a stage of the work, is ready to invoiceThe Head of OS. The Cashflow Team issues the invoice only after that yes.
ORIGIN is to hire or pay a supplier, or buy a subscriptionThe Head of OS. Ask before you commit ORIGIN to a cost.
A contract is to be signedThe CEO, always. Nobody else signs for ORIGIN.
You want to take on outside workThe CEO, in writing. And never for an ORIGIN client.

A client asks, in passing, for two extra posts this month. It is a small thing. What do you do?

It becomes a change request, never a quiet yes.

In practice

A supplier offers a better rate if you confirm today. It is tempting, and it commits ORIGIN to a cost. Thank them, do not confirm, and take it to your Team Lead within the hour. Hiring or paying a supplier needs the Head of OS's yes.

Remember

Nine situations need a yes first. Everything else: do it, and record it.

Your part

Before you move on

Three questions before you move on. Type your answer, send it, then check it.

Your answers stay on this device.

1What is the one test before you act?

The answerAsk whether it can be undone. If it cannot, it is not yours alone.

2Who signs a contract for ORIGIN?

The answerThe CEO, always. Nobody else signs for ORIGIN.

3A client asks for something outside what was agreed. Who says yes first?

The answerYour Team Lead. It becomes a change request.

Answer all three and this section is yours.
ORIGIN

Know the nine, then move fast.

Knowing the difference keeps you fast and keeps ORIGIN safe. Next: writing as ORIGIN.

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