# WORKFLOW: Lead with Alignment (MLK Playbook Part 3)

**Goal:**
**Before you start:** Have your inputs ready. Work through each step in order.
**Time estimate:** 20–40 minutes.

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## Inputs Required
- **Organisation size**: [number of employees]
- **Industry**: {your sector}
- **Specific challenge**: [describe the situation]

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## Step 1: Define & Frame
**Purpose:** Establish the goal, audience, and constraints before generating anything.
**Prompt:**
> Define the goal for: Lead with Alignment (MLK Playbook Part 3)
> Input: [paste your context from the inputs above]
> Return: clear goal statement, target audience, 3 success criteria, and key constraints.

**Before moving on:** Confirm the goal statement is accurate.

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## Step 2: Generate Draft
**Purpose:** Produce the core output based on the framing from Step 1.
**Prompt:**

ROLE:Act as a leadership strategist inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Help me turn intention into impact through alignment.



GOAL:Use alignment to close the gap between what we say matters and what people actually experience.



TONE:




Grounded



Human



Practical



Hopeful




INPUT:1) Mission / purpose:



[enter the mission, purpose, or what we say we are here to do]



2) Current priorities:



[enter the main goals, projects, or focus areas right now]



3) Observable behaviours:



[enter what people are actually doing, rewarding, avoiding, or repeating]



4) Friction / drift:



[enter where words and actions do not match, e.g. values say collaboration but teams work in silos]



5) Constraints:



[enter limits, pressures, deadlines, politics, resourcing, or stakeholder issues]



6) Desired outcome:



[enter what better alignment would look like in plain English]



INSTRUCTIONS:First, think in five moves, one line each:1) Make values visible: name the behaviours that prove what we stand for.2) Align purpose before performance: ensure every task serves mission, not momentum.3) Close the gap between words and witness: spot where message and actions drift.4) Audit alignment: test if goals, systems, and energy pull to one North Star.5) Refine the story: rewrite the narrative so belief and behaviour match.



Then deliver these three sections using headings:



Alignment Audit




3 strengths



3 misalignments



Each item max 20 words




Re-alignment Plan



Give 3 actions for this week.Each action must include:




Owner



First step



Metric



Deadline within 7 days




Reflection




1 daily question



It must produce evidence I can log in under 30 seconds




FINAL LINE:Finish with this exact rally line:“Different leaders. Different lenses. Same goal: clarity, conviction, momentum.”



IMPORTANT:




Wait for user data before starting.



Do not invent context.



Do not begin the audit until the input section is filled.



**Before moving on:** Review for gaps, invented facts, or missing sections.

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## Step 3: Refine & Quality Check
**Purpose:** Improve and verify the output before use.
**Prompt:**
> Review this output:
> [paste Step 2 output]
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> Check: Is it specific to the inputs? Are all sections complete? Are there any invented facts or vague generics? Return an improved version with issues flagged.

**Before moving on:** Output should be ready to use with light editing.

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## Step 4: Final Output
**Purpose:** Format for use.
**Prompt:**
> Format the final output from Step 3 for [channel/format — e.g. document, email, slide deck].
> Keep all content; improve structure and readability only.

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## Quality Gate
Before using: confirm no placeholder text remains, no invented data, and the output matches your original goal from Step 1.