One of my great character flaws
is an unwillingness to allow a vacuum form.
I don’t know why I have this flaw or when it developed, but I have for
as long as I remember been willing to make decisions when I felt it necessary
to do so. Some have been within my
authority and others have not, like when my boss was unwilling, so I made one
and moved forward. These have always
been minor administrative-type decisions, never the big ones involving life and
death choices.
We are, right now, in an
interesting time for my organization. We
have a boss who wants to make decisions and move out at a speed far faster than
anyone else in the organization does.
His immediate advisors all support this approach and are doing
everything they can to implement his directions. For probably the first time in my life I
think we are moving too fast, and making decisions without thinking through the
consequences of them. These are
multi-million dollar choices, and call me crazy but I would like to see some
discussion on the benefits, risks and needs before we make them.
One of the most sage pieces of
advice I ever received from a mentor was “relax, don’t make a decision before
it is absolutely necessary.” This allows
time for more information, more options and more understanding of what that
choice will lead to.
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