From the course: Acting Decisively
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Overcome blocks to decisive action
From the course: Acting Decisively
Overcome blocks to decisive action
- Why can't we decide? Should you hire Jim or Shruti? Should you expand internationally? Should you talk to your boss about that concern you have? This afternoon, should you work on that report or go through your email backlog? From the short term to the long term and from the pedestrian to the profound, we're faced with an almost unimaginable number of decisions every day. It's no wonder given the barrage that sometimes it can be difficult to just decide. The first step in becoming more decisive is understanding what the blocks are to decisive action. People get frozen and can't make a decision for a few reasons. First, there's a fear, understandably, that you'll make the wrong decision. Despite Silicon Valley's mantra to fail fast, the truth is failure isn't and probably never will be a cool thing. People, especially bosses, like it when you succeed, so there's pressure to choose wisely and well because you risk being criticized or judged or punished for making the wrong decision…
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