Overview
When formal authority blocks necessary action, develop an alternative path using available resources and relationships.
Steps
- Assess the crisis and determine that inaction is unacceptable
- Exhaust official channels and document their failure
- Identify critical assets needed (e.g., military authority, command tokens)
- Map who has access to those assets and their motivations
- Identify obligations or debts that can be called upon
- Request assistance from those who owe you or wish to repay favors
- Prepare contingency enforcers in case of resistance
- Execute the plan swiftly once assets are secured
- Assume command and reorganize forces efficiently
- Implement humanitarian policies to maintain morale
Decision Points
- Weigh personal risk against the consequences of inaction
- Determine if the goal justifies the means
- Prepare for potential loss of relationships or position