Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls
Leadership Style Element 2: Decisiveness George C. Marshall pointed out that the greatest gift a leader can have is the ability to decide. Judging from how many executives suffer from chronic indecision, we think Marshall might be right. Leaders who build great companies seldom suffer from indecision. The ability to decide—to somehow come to a deci
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Jack Welch once said of his role at General Electric, “Look, I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate the right number of dollars, and transmit ideas from one division to another with the speed of light.”
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amended. In an organization where people are valued for their judgment, the question asked is not “What would the people above me in the hierarchy do?” but “What do I think is the best thing to do here in the service of the mission of the organization?”