Posted on Jul 21, 2015
How do Great Leaders Make Decisions: Three Sides of the Same Coin?
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I think everyone is getting a little tired of my Leadership Posts/Discussions, so this will be the last one for a couple of days - Give you all a rest.
How Great Leaders Make Decisions: Three Sides of the Same Coin
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I've tried writing posts or discussions and those really never get any steam or response, so I've found interesting and provocative articles and other perspectives from individuals that are smarter much than me - that brings me to my next post on Leadership - How great leaders make decisions - do they do it in a vacuum. I say emphatically "No"
I considered myself to be successful as a Company Commander, Battalion Commander, and Brigade Commander because of the three sides of the same coin provided in this article and that I lived by.
- Surround yourself with "Mavericks", "Eagles", or "High Energy Individuals"
- Make sure your team has really smart people on it - smarter than you
- Get information, ideas, and feedback down at the lowest level where the rubber hits the highway and reward great input; and when they disagree with a decision that can't be afraid to say so!
How Great Leaders Make Decisions: Three Sides of the Same Coin
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ [login to see] [login to see] 83-how-great-leaders-make-decisions-three-sides-of-the-same-coin?trk=hp-feed-article-title-share
I've tried writing posts or discussions and those really never get any steam or response, so I've found interesting and provocative articles and other perspectives from individuals that are smarter much than me - that brings me to my next post on Leadership - How great leaders make decisions - do they do it in a vacuum. I say emphatically "No"
I considered myself to be successful as a Company Commander, Battalion Commander, and Brigade Commander because of the three sides of the same coin provided in this article and that I lived by.
- Surround yourself with "Mavericks", "Eagles", or "High Energy Individuals"
- Make sure your team has really smart people on it - smarter than you
- Get information, ideas, and feedback down at the lowest level where the rubber hits the highway and reward great input; and when they disagree with a decision that can't be afraid to say so!
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They understand that their decidion may be wrong. They make it, they own it, they accept it. They take all info and intel into account, but believe in their decision, but mist of all, they believe in the capability of the solider to do the job.
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They understand that their decidion may be wrong. They make it, they own it, they accept it. They take all info and intel into account, but believe in their decision, but mist of all, they believe in the capability of the solider to do the job.
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The article has it exactly right, you need people that know what you don't and those that will challenge your thinking BUT the decision is yours.
I always remember the times when the decision was mine to make and it had to be made right now! So I did what every great leader did - I made something up, gave the order, then said a quiet prayer "please God let this work" which it usually did.
I love these leadership questions!
I always remember the times when the decision was mine to make and it had to be made right now! So I did what every great leader did - I made something up, gave the order, then said a quiet prayer "please God let this work" which it usually did.
I love these leadership questions!
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Surround yourself with "Mavericks", "Eagles", or "High Energy Individuals"
- Make sure your team has really smart people on it - smarter than you
- Get information, ideas, and feedback down at the lowest level where the rubber hits the highway and reward great input; and when they disagree with a decision that can't be afraid to say so!
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU SIR!
- Make sure your team has really smart people on it - smarter than you
- Get information, ideas, and feedback down at the lowest level where the rubber hits the highway and reward great input; and when they disagree with a decision that can't be afraid to say so!
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU SIR!
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They understand that their decidion may be wrong. They make it, they own it, they accept it. They take all info and intel into account, but believe in their decision, but mist of all, they believe in the capability of the solider to do the job.
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They understand that their decidion may be wrong. They make it, they own it, they accept it. They take all info and intel into account, but believe in their decision, but mist of all, they believe in the capability of the solider to do the job.
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