Decisive in action

When asked to make a large strategic choice, you’ve got to carefully consider the actions to take.

But once the choice is made, you should act swiftly and decisively in the direction you’ve chosen to take.

The more you ponder the choice, 2 things happen.

Over time, the fault lines will change. What you took as the data to make your decision has now shifted and you shouldn’t base decisions on outdated information.

Second, the more people you speak to for advice, the larger the circle of confidence goes. If it starts to reach the person/people you’re making the decision about, you lose some of the leverage you have in that situation, certainly the first responder leverage.

So when you’re trying to make a big strategic decision take time to consider the options, understand what it means for your business, but don’t linger. Once decided, act intentionally and swiftly