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In the business world, the same training process would be to simulate a situation where a decision went bad and the decision maker was hit by the proverbial truck, forcing those left behind to recover by using the plan in place.What is an ECQ ?When you apply for a job with the federal government – particularly when submitting a Senior Executive Service (SES) application – you may be required to answer Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) statements. They are also called Q It is crucial that the decision maker write out a plan before making any major decision. The plan should have listed the objectives or mission of the initiative, where the money will come from to fund it, the people who will execute it, the timeline of execution, and a method of reevaluation if the project is not headed in the right direction. 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