Chapter 65. Be Decisive, Even if It Means Being Wrong Sometimes

I bet you hate the type of manager who refuses to make a decent decision in case they make the wrong one. The indecisive, frightened manager who won’t decide until it’s too late or they get the decision made for them. I’ve worked for a few and there is nothing more irritating than someone who fence-sits because they don’t know which way to jump—and all in the name of fear. They are frightened to decide in case they make a mistake—one that might cost them their job. Big deal. Better to jump and make a mistake than to sit there too frightened to make a move. Bring it on.

And suppose it does turn out to be the wrong decision. Well, sometimes out of big mistakes something bright and ...

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