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If all you do is work, you’re unlikely to have sound judgments. Your values and decision making wind up skewed. You stop being able to decide what’s worth the extra effort and what’s not. And you wind up just plain tired. No one makes sharp decisions when tired.
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026 |
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When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.
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044 |
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You don’t have to live with a decision forever. If you make a mistake, you can correct it later.
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078 |
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…small decisions mean you can afford to change. There’s no big penalty if you mess up. You just fix it.
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130 |
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Sometimes you need to go ahead with a decision you believe in, even it’s unpopular at first.
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244 |
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…kick-ass bosses often do not decide themselves, but rather create a clear decision-making process that empowers the people closest to the facts to make as many decisions as possible.
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099 |
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…expecting others to execute on a decision without being persuaded that it’s the right thing to do is a recipe for terrible results.
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101 |
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Don’t forget to establish your credibility or to help the deciders on your team to establish theirs when it’s time for them to persuade others to execute on a decision.
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104 |
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As you’re growing a business, you never know the long-term implications of decisions you make.
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175 |
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A decision to cut costs or raise efficiency will add value only if it is consistent with the overall long-term goals the company is trying to achieve.
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325 |
