Part of a leader\u2019s responsibility is to lead her team courageously and decisively, no matter what stress and confusion is happening around her; presumably, this is part of the reason she has earned her position as the head of the team. Sometimes, a leader will only have limited information available to make a critical decision, and in these cases she must be comfortable making the best decision possible with what she has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At times an educated guess will be the best option available, and this is when a leader\u2019s knowledge and experience is especially critical to compensate for missing information.<\/strong> But leaders or not, there are times in life when we all must make decisions based on an incomplete picture \u2014 for example, in healthcare decisions<\/a> when you know only the likelihood of a risk but not its certainty, or in deciding whether to evacuate before a forecasted severe storm. Leaders can\u2019t afford to waste time with too much deliberation, waiting on further research or hoping to reach the absolute right solution. They need to be able to make decisions quickly, and to adapt those decisions just as quickly if new information or circumstances arise. Additionally, it\u2019s important that a leader be decisive<\/a> to reinforce her team\u2019s confidence in her ability to lead. If a leader appears indecisive or unconfident, that her employees are more likely to start questioning her competence.<\/strong> Leaders must be decisive amid uncertainty.
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nBattle Story of Decisiveness amid Uncertainty: When You Don\u2019t Have All the Facts, Rely on Logic and Not Emotion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n