By Venkat Murthy · 11 October 2026
Should I stay or leave my role?
Before making a career move, what could you learn from a small test?
What are you actually deciding?
Write the choice in one sentence. Separate wanting a different role from wanting a different manager, workload or kind of work. These may need different next steps.
Which assumption needs checking?
Name what you expect to improve if you leave. What evidence supports that expectation? What evidence could challenge it?
What can you test first?
Speak to people doing the work you are considering. Try a small piece of that work without breaking your current commitments. Record what you learned before treating a new direction as certain.
What will help you decide?
Choose a review date and write what would make you continue, change direction or investigate further. A test can inform your decision without making it for you.
What strategy do you want to build?
Use the Sankalpa browser app to build your strategy and action plan, test an assumption and put the plan into practice over 90 days, with two scheduled personal reviews by Venkat Murthy.
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