A quality leader needs to make decisions and stick to them. People do not feel comfortable with someone who changes their mind regularly. You only have to look at public opinion and news on corporate executives to see how easily confidence in a leader can be weakened or lost altogether. The amount of value you add to your organisation depends on your ability to make decisions. Employees will gain more respect for you if you confidently and consistently assert your authority in an appropriate way. Hone your expertise, business principles, and communication skills to engage the teams you work with. This will engage your direct reports, and they can easily trust your ability to make decisions in their—and the organisations—best interest. Decisiveness separates a great leader from a procrastinator. So…
• Exercise sound judgment. Reserve conclusions about decisions until you have gathered all the necessary facts. Don’t act on impulse or emotion.
• Delegate workload based on employees’ expertise, interests, and qualifications. Don’t micromanage employees. This shows that you don’t trust employees or fully understand their capabilities.
• Be accountable for your decisions. Speak with conviction and see your decisions through.
• Operate with purpose. Great leadership decisions need to be value-based and driven with a purpose.
Napoleon wrote, “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”
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