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Carolyn Smagalski
Decision
Founder - Editor - Host
"He who seizes the right moment is the right man," said Von
Goethe.
How decisive are you? At what level does your ability to make
a clear and unwavering decision function?
 Anne O'Hare McCormick (1880-1954) was the first woman to win a
Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, for her outstanding narratives
as a foreign correspondent. In a span of 32 years, she
brought foreign policy into the lives of the average person
through her eloquent editorials and columns, published weekly
in the New York Times. This was a woman exposed
to life. To the necessity of making keen decisions in a
heartbeat. Of this she wrote, "The percentage of mistakes in
quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out
vacillation, and the effect of decisiveness itself 'makes
things go' and creates confidence."
The aptitude for decision forms as the result of congruency
between the attributes of strong leadership. Courage, mastery
of detail, confidence, self-control and the willingness to
accept responsibility for the outcome are necessary traits for
firm decisiveness. The ability to view the end result, to see
the picture as a whole, to view the far horizon, will assist
you in injecting clarity into your assessment.
"Any leader, to be effective, must be decisive. Decisiveness
is not stubbornness; it is not a posture. It is rather a
willingness, after prudent forethought, to act, to do.
Decisiveness, per se, is not a virtue. The action taken, the
things done, are what can make decisiveness a desirable trait.
Decisiveness is only an asset," writes Richard Sloma, author
of No-Nonsense Management.
Effective time management hinges on decisiveness. This
decisiveness assists in directing our goals. It promotes
cooperation among business associates. It is an asset that is
recognized by self-directed people, and is a quality that the
more intelligent will admire and emulate.
Brian Tracy, world-class authority on business-related
performance, said, "Decisiveness is a characteristic of
high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better
than no decision at all."
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