| The Leadership Trait Decisiveness | | | | There is nothing wrong with explaining sudden |
| | | | | changes in a decision if you have time to but it |
| In our lives we are daily challenged to make | | | | isn’t necessary. I have made instant decisions |
| important decisions. The people we are leading | | | | countless times with no intention of explaining why |
| depend on us as leaders to make proper decisions | | | | and I have also made decisions where situations |
| allowing them to do their job. | | | | changed causing me to rethink my decision. If it |
| | | | | was a major decision that impacted a lot of |
| It is amazing how long we remember leaders that | | | | people I would use subordinate leaders to ensure |
| have made a poor or wrong decision. I can | | | | the team understood why we decided to change. |
| remember in 1968 in the State Baseball Playoffs I | | | | What you can’t allow to happen is your team |
| was on third base with one out. A teammate hit | | | | constantly inquiring why you changed your mind. If |
| a ball to right field; my coach told me to tag and | | | | you are a strong leader that is respected then |
| run no stop, no go no stop. I had run 60 feet | | | | few will ever wonder why decisions change. |
| back and forth listening to him and finally ran and | | | | |
| was out at the plate. We fortunately won that | | | | You must display confidence in your decisions so |
| game but to this day I remember it like it | | | | they are totally supported with out question. |
| happened today. That was a harmless situation | | | | There will also be occasions when you will bring |
| where a leader couldn’t make a decision and | | | | your leadership team together and ask their |
| stand by it. | | | | opinions. The bottom line is what ever your final |
| | | | | decision is that when you walk out the door |
| In reality decisiveness is the ability to make | | | | everyone is in total support of your final decision |
| prompt decisions while ensuring they are clear and | | | | whether they totally agreed or not. |
| understood. There will be times when you receive | | | | |
| additional information that will cause you to change | | | | You will make numerous unpopular decisions in |
| a decision. The important thing is that your team | | | | your life, consider all the information you have |
| respects you as they realize you typically make | | | | then make the one you feel has the greatest |
| excellent decisions and stand by them. | | | | possibility of success and stand by it. |
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