Waited for direction instead of suggesting action Didn’t ask what success looks like Talked about a problem instead of defining it Let crew conflict linger too long Delayed a tough conversation Didn’t close the loop on a decision Assumed “they already know” Sent a text when a 2- minute call would have prevented confusion Ignored early warning signs Escalated a problem with no recommendation Failed to manage time proactively Complained upward instead of proposing options Over- escalated something that could have been solved Brought a problem without data Failed to prioritize under pressure Escalated emotionally Waited too long to flag a risk Didn’t anticipate peak-season bottlenecks Didn’t clarify urgency Failed to confirm what “done” looks like Didn’t align team before escalating Failed to follow up after receiving direction Focused on activity instead of outcomes Surprised leadership with last- minute news Avoided pushing back when needed Passed blame instead of owning outcome Didn’t document important decisions Didn’t communicate trade-offs clearly Sent unclear or incomplete communication Avoided giving coaching feedback Let professionalism slide during stress Didn’t set expectations clearly Avoided clarifying resource constraints Didn’t prepare before meeting with manager Assumed priorities instead of confirming Let frustration show in tone Waited for direction instead of suggesting action Didn’t ask what success looks like Talked about a problem instead of defining it Let crew conflict linger too long Delayed a tough conversation Didn’t close the loop on a decision Assumed “they already know” Sent a text when a 2- minute call would have prevented confusion Ignored early warning signs Escalated a problem with no recommendation Failed to manage time proactively Complained upward instead of proposing options Over- escalated something that could have been solved Brought a problem without data Failed to prioritize under pressure Escalated emotionally Waited too long to flag a risk Didn’t anticipate peak-season bottlenecks Didn’t clarify urgency Failed to confirm what “done” looks like Didn’t align team before escalating Failed to follow up after receiving direction Focused on activity instead of outcomes Surprised leadership with last- minute news Avoided pushing back when needed Passed blame instead of owning outcome Didn’t document important decisions Didn’t communicate trade-offs clearly Sent unclear or incomplete communication Avoided giving coaching feedback Let professionalism slide during stress Didn’t set expectations clearly Avoided clarifying resource constraints Didn’t prepare before meeting with manager Assumed priorities instead of confirming Let frustration show in tone
BINGO - Call List
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Waited for direction instead of suggesting action
Didn’t ask what success looks like
Talked about a problem instead of defining it
Let crew conflict linger too long
Delayed a tough conversation
Didn’t close the loop on a decision
Assumed “they already know”
Sent a text when a 2-minute call would have prevented confusion
Ignored early warning signs
Escalated a problem with no recommendation
Failed to manage time proactively
Complained upward instead of proposing options
Over-escalated something that could have been solved
Brought a problem without data
Failed to prioritize under pressure
Escalated emotionally
Waited too long to flag a risk
Didn’t anticipate peak-season bottlenecks
Didn’t clarify urgency
Failed to confirm what “done” looks like
Didn’t align team before escalating
Failed to follow up after receiving direction
Focused on activity instead of outcomes
Surprised leadership with last-minute news
Avoided pushing back when needed
Passed blame instead of owning outcome
Didn’t document important decisions
Didn’t communicate trade-offs clearly
Sent unclear or incomplete communication
Avoided giving coaching feedback
Let professionalism slide during stress
Didn’t set expectations clearly
Avoided clarifying resource constraints
Didn’t prepare before meeting with manager
Assumed priorities instead of confirming
Let frustration show in tone