Why do teams struggle to make decisions?

Most leadership teams don't stall because they lack ideas.

They stall because nobody knows who gets to decide.

So it circles.

Meetings become more meetings.
Everyone has an opinion.
Nobody wants to be the one who oversteps.

And then the window closes.

I sat with a team last month that had been on the same question for three meetings.
I asked who had final say.

Silence.
That was the answer.

Ambiguous authority doesn't create collaboration.
It creates paralysis.

Before your next hard conversation, get clear on three things:
→ Who is the decision-maker?
→ Who needs to be consulted?
→ Who needs to be informed after?

That's it.
Three questions.
Most teams skip all three.

When a decision stalls, start there.