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Some great insights here, especially the Bezo decision document.
And OMG the over democratic decision making. Just decide for god sake. Since when are companies democracies? Since we all decided we didn't want to be held accountable for mistakes.
Well suck it up cupcakes, everyone screws up. You are not infallible. No decision is a failure, making no decision is the only failure. Making the wrong decision for the right reasons and learning from it is success
This is so on point, Gustavo. I'm seeing this "decision-making inertia" in almost every executive team so far. I've seen only a handful of exec teams that have decision-making down to a rigorous process and effective CEO's know that they must make the call, when a decision are in a 'tie". Patrick Lencioni also speaks to this very subject when he states that leadership teams that are unable to have healthy conflicts -and have the necessary trust which is fundamental - are making mediocre decisions. Consensus is the worst guideline for decisions that actually support a company's growth. Thank you for the different frameworks you're mentioning in your article (DARE and 6-page decision memo & the communication guidelines) . Really useful and I want to try them out.
In my experience working in higher education, it often felt like the same people were picked for key decisions, creating a massive echo chamber. Instead of being strategic, decisions that really needed time and consideration were rushed, while others that should’ve been no-brainers either never gained traction or never made it past the idea stage.
Some great insights here, especially the Bezo decision document.
And OMG the over democratic decision making. Just decide for god sake. Since when are companies democracies? Since we all decided we didn't want to be held accountable for mistakes.
Well suck it up cupcakes, everyone screws up. You are not infallible. No decision is a failure, making no decision is the only failure. Making the wrong decision for the right reasons and learning from it is success
This is so on point, Gustavo. I'm seeing this "decision-making inertia" in almost every executive team so far. I've seen only a handful of exec teams that have decision-making down to a rigorous process and effective CEO's know that they must make the call, when a decision are in a 'tie". Patrick Lencioni also speaks to this very subject when he states that leadership teams that are unable to have healthy conflicts -and have the necessary trust which is fundamental - are making mediocre decisions. Consensus is the worst guideline for decisions that actually support a company's growth. Thank you for the different frameworks you're mentioning in your article (DARE and 6-page decision memo & the communication guidelines) . Really useful and I want to try them out.
In my experience working in higher education, it often felt like the same people were picked for key decisions, creating a massive echo chamber. Instead of being strategic, decisions that really needed time and consideration were rushed, while others that should’ve been no-brainers either never gained traction or never made it past the idea stage.