All core values
Performance
Decisiveness
Making clear, timely decisions with the information available, even when the answer is imperfect.
Behaviors
- Names a decision owner and deadline
- Distinguishes reversible from irreversible choices
- Communicates the decision and the reasoning
Anti-patterns
- Analysis paralysis
- Endless consensus loops
- Revisiting decisions every Monday
Reinforce it with
- Decision rights matrix
- Time-boxed decision forums
- Post-decision reviews that reward speed and learning
Decisiveness is the momentum that keeps strategy from stalling.