Decisions, Decisions: Tips on Making Tough Ones

In a world of so many competing interests, making smart decisions is harder than ever. So much so, in fact, that some leaders get stuck in the quicksand of indecision.

What they apparently don’t understand is that indecision is a decision. Putting issues “on hold” is seductive and deceptive. Problems don’t disappear. Challenges don’t mysteriously vanish. As time passes, in fact, the list of options is often the only thing that shrinks.

Navigating information and choices is among the leader’s mos...