Do you decide too fast?

Early in my career, I thought a good leader had the answer on the spot.

Someone brings you a problem.

You solve it.

Right there.

So when I moved into leadership, I did just that.

But what I actually did was make a lot of fast decisions I later had to undo.

And trust me.

The undoing is much worse than going slow.

Now I pause.

Not forever.

Just long enough to separate my first reaction from my best one.

"Let me think about that and get back to you Thursday" is a complete answer.

Your team doesn't need you to be fast.

They need decisions you can stand behind.