Have you been in meetings where a serious topic gets discussed but then no one makes the actual decision. And then there are follow up meetings to discuss more on the same. And even after the decision appears to have been made, the responsible person backs off from 'signing-off' for the record!
Welcome to the skill of decision making. It does require skill to "decide" given the current information on hand which is often not sufficient. And not many seem to possess it.
You must understand that when a decision is made, it is never a good decision or a bad decision at that time. It is judged as good or bad after the consequences are seen. Decision-making really is a function of only two things (i) the quality of relevant information at hand and (ii) the assumptions about the future. The second one you cannot control anyway. If you can document both the aspects while making a decision you should be 'safe' if that is what paralyzes you while making a decision in your work.
Practice decision making from now and do not delegate upwards...
Welcome to the skill of decision making. It does require skill to "decide" given the current information on hand which is often not sufficient. And not many seem to possess it.
You must understand that when a decision is made, it is never a good decision or a bad decision at that time. It is judged as good or bad after the consequences are seen. Decision-making really is a function of only two things (i) the quality of relevant information at hand and (ii) the assumptions about the future. The second one you cannot control anyway. If you can document both the aspects while making a decision you should be 'safe' if that is what paralyzes you while making a decision in your work.
Practice decision making from now and do not delegate upwards...
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