Criterion Partners Presents

Decision
Ready

A virtual leadership conversation series where practitioners get honest about the gap between what leadership sees and what's actually happening on the ground.

7 Segments in 2026
~35 min Per Segment
Monthly Cadence

About the Series

Not a podcast.
A peer forum.

Every segment, a different leader answers the same questions about the gap between what leadership sees and what's actually happening operationally.

What makes it worth following: the questions never change. The answers always do.

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~35 minutes per segment Perfect for your morning drive.
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Practitioners and operators onlyPeople who've held the decisions, not advised on them.
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Six segments in 2026Monthly, starting June. Worth adding to your rotation and joining the conversation.

2026 Season

Seven conversations.
Five spots remaining.

The 2026 season runs June through December. Two segments confirmed. Five seats left for practitioners willing to go on record.

Segment 01 · June 2026
Guest to be announced
Details released closer to the June drop.
Segment 02 · July 2026
Guest to be announced
Details released closer to the July drop.
Segment 03 · August 2026
Open seat
Looking for a practitioner or operator willing to get honest about the gap.
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Segment 04 · September 2026
Open seat
Looking for a practitioner or operator willing to get honest about the gap.
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Segment 05 · October 2026
Open seat
Looking for a practitioner or operator willing to get honest about the gap.
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Segment 06 · November 2026
Open seat
Looking for a practitioner or operator willing to get honest about the gap.
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Segment 07 · December 2026
Open seat
Looking for a practitioner or operator willing to get honest about the gap.
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Who we're
looking for.

Decision Ready features practitioners and operators; people who've been inside organizations when the gap between leadership's view and operational reality costs something.

  • You've held an operational or leadership role inside an organization (not consulting or advisory)
  • You have a real story about a decision that went sideways, and what it cost
  • You can speak to what operationally healthy actually looks like in practice
  • You're willing to be direct, specific, and honest on record
  • No vendors, no pitches, no promotional content; the conversation is the value
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