When the pressure is on, do step up, or do you stand still? There’s nothing worse than a leader who can’t make a decision. I believe it comes down to the fear of stepping forward. In this episode, I dive into how to step out and make decisions as a leader, and how it doesn’t even have to be the “right decision,” but it does have to be a deliberate one!
Go ahead and start with the decision to tune in and take a closer look at leaders that don’t make decisions.
On this episode:
- I talk about how FEAR (False evidence appearing real) is the enemy of decision making. Leaders are too afraid of making the wrong decisions – but ultimately this only makes leaders look weak.
- I set a challenge to leaders to stop playing it safe. Your team, your organization, is looking to you to make decisions and move things forward. I talk about ways to make sure you make, uncomfortable but informed, decisions
Key Takeaways:
- Fear is what holds back leaders from making decisions
- Failure to make decisions make you look weak to your team
- We need to be deliberate about our decisions
- Organizations don’t move forward by staying “safe” and holding back
- What if that decision actually works out?!
- Do everything you can up front to make the best decision possible
Tweetable Quotes:
“We want to make sure that we’re not on autopilot all the time but we’re making decisions that are deliberate.” – Denis Gianoutsos
“Not all your decisions are going to be favorable, but at least if you make one you can always tweak it from there.” – Denis Gianoutsos
Reach out to Denis:
Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com
Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/
Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/
Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/