Rudy on Leadership: Making Decisions

Rudy Giuliani on Leadership

REFLECT, THEN DECIDE:

• Making the right choices is the most important part of leadership.
• The longer you have to make a decision, the more mature and well-reasoned the decision should be.
• A readiness to make decisions has a positive effect.
• The generation that succeeds the originators of an idea will often take it to a new level, to make its mark.

BE READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER WHEN TIME IS SHORT

• Leaders must find a balance between speed and deliberation.
• One facet of making decisions involves knowing how to act when there's not much time to deliberate.
• The need for quick decisions is strongest in times of crisis. People are afraid and uncertain, and need to feel that someone is in charge.
• Even though leaders should take as much time as available to make decisions, the process of making the decision should begin immediately.
• If a decision is due in five days, the time to start researching and considering the matter is now, not four days on.
• Sometimes people just want to see issues being addressed, even if they don't always agree with the result.

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