Take a moment and ponder something with me. Make a quick mental list of the three worst decisions you’ve made in your life. Once you have them in mind, ask yourself why they were so bad. Did you decide on impulse? Did you rush in without facts? Did you let [read more]
Let me tell you one of the most important truths I know about leadership. Here it is: The way you make decisions radiates, crafting much of the leadership culture around you. Let me explain. Leaders make decisions. That’s part of the job. It is important they make good decisions and [read more]
President Harry Truman taught us all a great principle of leadership when he famously put a sign on his desk that read, “The Buck Stops Here.” He was answering the tendency of some leaders in his day to “pass the buck,” to refuse to take responsibility and to instead pass [read more]
In my work with leaders, I love using key phrases and definitions that help me to analyze and make decisions. I want to suggest one of these verbal aids to you now. Leaders are often required to decide about the impact of someone in their firm. It might be a [read more]
There is a disease that plagues some leaders and it is one of the deadliest. It is rooted in fear. It is powered by pride. It has destroyed entire organizations. I call it “Decision Phobia.” Some leaders are secretly terrified of making decisions. Though it is their job to both [read more]
I used to often say, “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.” I got this saying from my mother who said it about matters like cleaning rooms and getting good grades when I was growing up. Like much that our mothers say, the words formed themselves [read more]