Leadership Decision-Making: Learn to Be Like Mike
I worked for two executives with very different styles in my first job out of college. The first executive, Tom, was a polished professional that liked to study a problem, gather the facts, look at the situation from all angles and then sleep on it. And sleep on it. And sleep on it some more. Tom would rarely make a decision and when he did, so much time had elapsed that his team had moved on and made the decision for themselves. (Often choosing a very different direction than the one Tom had finally decided upon.)
The firm’s other key executive, Mike, would quickly frame an issue, ask for input and decide. Mike was less concerned about developing what he believed was the perfect answer, and he clearly did not fear being wrong. If he made a mistake, he had no qualms about admitting his error, adjusting his course and plowing ahead. I decided very early that I would strive to be like Mike and not like Tom.
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