From the course: Acting Decisively
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Avoid being impulsive
From the course: Acting Decisively
Avoid being impulsive
- Taking decisive action is all well and good, but when is the right moment to do it? How do you know the difference between being decisive and being impulsive? If you take action just to end the uncertainty or relieve the stress of knowing you need to decide, you can end up with suboptimal or even dangerous results. Here's how to know when you should act. First, start with hard facts. Is there a firm deadline by which a decision needs to be made? In some cases, there will be. For instance, if you've applied for an executive MBA program and you need to tell them whether or not you're enrolling. In the cases where there's not a definitive deadline, is there an implicit deadline? For instance, if you're hiring for a position, you often haven't told candidates an exact date by which you'll let them know. But if you keep them waiting three months for an answer, it's likely they've all moved on to other interviews and other opportunities. In that case, there's an assumed range that you…
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