The Colonel used to say, “There are two types of decisions, kid – good decisions and lessons learned.” Being able to make decisions is a crucial characteristic of leadership. Are you decisive?
The Colonel used to say, “There are two types of decisions, kid – good decisions and lessons learned.” Now, Dad would never have been characterized as indecisive. In fact, he was a decision-maker. That doesn’t mean he was rash in his decisions – quite the opposite. He always gathered all the evidence he could, did the research, weighed the options, and then made what he believed would be the best decision. Sometimes his decisions were good, and sometimes they were not. But no matter what, he was always willing to make the decision and accept the consequences.
As a leader, you will be expected to make decisions. It’s part of leadership. Gather the evidence, do your research, weigh all your options, get input from your team and then make the best decision you can given the circumstances. Significant leaders know how to process the information available and use it to make a decision. Then, good decision or lesson learned, they take responsibility for the outcome.
Read Lauren’s Whitepaper on The Nine Essentials of Significant Leadership.