As a leader, you must be able to start things. You must be able to complete things. And, more often than you’d think, sometimes you have to put an end to things. In leadership, sometimes you just have to kill off a good idea. But how can you tell if it’s time to kill off…
Are You Playing the Weak Hand of “If Just One Person” Leadership?
As a leader, playing the “If just one person” card is one of the weakest ways to justify a decision. It shows that you are holding a weak hand. Playing the “If just one person” card seems to be a growing trend among many organizations, and it comes from a false formula in many aspects…
Are You Still Making Team Decisions? This Is Why They’re Doomed To Fail
Teams don’t make decisions. Individuals make decisions. Every decision must have someone’s name written next to it. The idea that there is such thing as a “team decision” is one of the biggest myths in leadership. And correcting that myth could represent a significant leadership breakthrough. Someone must own the outcome. Someone must pace around thinking…
How To De-Clutter Your Thinking for Great Decision-Making
Clear decision-making flows from an uncluttered mind. Knowing how to de-clutter your thinking can make or break your ability to make the right call. When a decision is looming, it’s time for clarity. It’s the time for an ability to organize your thoughts, weigh the most relevant data and sift through the most important opinions. But if…
3 Ways To Know Your Leadership Decision Was Made At The Right Time
In leadership, the power of a decision is found not only in getting the call right, even more so in getting the timing of the call right. The right decision, made at the wrong time, can be worse than no decision at all. Making The Decision Too Soon Can a good decision be derailed because…
