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Gather Information From All You Can
| We've all heard the saying, "it is lonely at the top". Decision-making is an isolating experience because at the end of the day the "buck stops" at the desk of the decision maker who either reaps praise or condemnation for their decisions and the results of those decisions.
While decision making is a lonely experience, getting to the decision does not have to be lonely. Decision makers can gather high quality input from as many different sources as practical and useful. And while a leader should get information from their management team, they should not be satisfied until they have gathered information from every level and every function within their organization and have consulted appropriate sources from outside the organization. Considering many perspectives will improve the quality and results of the decisions.
However, having gathered all the information that you can, the decision is yours alone to make. But the gathering makes it a little less lonely at the top. |
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