The Band Check
Where do you lose the Band?
Sixteen questions about how you handle a conversation under pressure. There are no good or bad scores — only places where you have a habit and places where you don’t yet.
Heat — defend, justify, win
The Band — you can still think, hear, choose
Cold — go quiet, comply, leave
The five habits it checks
PrepareGetting ready: the facts apart from your story, and one clear outcome, before you start.
OpenSaying it plainly, aimed at the work, not the person.
ReadChecking what you think you see, instead of deciding what it means.
RecoverBringing a conversation back down when it tips, or when someone goes quiet.
CloseLeaving with a real commitment, in their words, and a date to check it.
5 minutesAnswer quickly. Your first instinct is more accurate than a considered answer.
Honest, not aspirationalThink of the last three months: the ordinary conversations, not your best or your worst. Score what you actually did, not what you’d like to do.
PrivateNothing is sent anywhere. Nothing is stored. Closing the tab erases it.
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