- If in doubt, don’t do it.
- If you hope your planned action won’t attract attention, you know it’s wrong.
- If you are looking for ways to rationalize your decision, don’t make it.
- If you wouldn’t want to see your action on the front page of the paper, don’t do it.
- If your inner voice is raising questions, you know the answer.
- If you wouldn’t want your mother to know, why are you thinking about it?
[1] This blog draws from dozens of workshops over the decades and from Tindal and Tindal, Guide to Good Municipal Governance, St. Thomas, Municipal World Inc., 2nd edition, 2019. Statements in quotes are from the Guide.