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Reciprocity

Definition

The Lead-reliability axis of the Commitment Flow Score: the same Say-Do arithmetic as Flow Score, restricted to Shrubbery rows where the Lead is the assignee — i.e. their own manager asked them to do something.

Avoid: manager reliability, lead score, self-CFS.

Role

Reciprocity answers "does the Lead hold themselves to the same standard they hold their team?" Because Shrubbery roles are per-row, a user who is a Lead on most rows may simultaneously be a Knight on rows where their own manager is the assigner. Reciprocity uses those rows to produce a separate, honest gauge.

The arithmetic is identical to Flow Score — delivered on-time rows enter the numerator, all Handshaked rows enter the denominator — but only rows where assignee_id = current_lead_id are included. The gauge surfaces on the Lead's Garden CFS widget and their own Dossier.

A Lead who never appears as an assignee has no Reciprocity score (the gauge is absent or shown as N/A).

Lifecycle

Not a stateful concept — see CFS Rules for the precise inclusion logic.

  • Row enters denominator: a Shrubbery where assignee_id = lead_id reaches Active.
  • Row enters numerator: that row reaches Completed with completed_at <= deadline.

Last updated: 22 June 2026