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How to be Decisive: 9 Ways to Make a Decision You Won’t Regret

RapidStart Leadership

Don't take a short term opportunity at the expense of a long-term goal. If you can do this for your operation and the decision was still worth the risk, there’s a strong sign to move forward. Sail away from the safe harbor. Click To Tweet. Weigh the risk. Which would you rather live with? Assess the gain.

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You Can’t Achieve Your Goals Without the Right Support

Harvard Business Review

” He asked each student to get more specific, write down the goal, and bring it to the next class. As I watched the class, I reflected on how these kids were likely to meet their goals because they had the additional support from their teacher and each other. It is easy, however, to take others’ support for granted.

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Remaining Objective Is Hard, But the Best Leaders Figure Out How to Do It

Harvard Business Review

There is no single leadership trait that guarantees success in any profession, but there is, based on my experience, one that many of the best leaders share: a fierce commitment to objectivity. In other words, during periods of great stress, our best leaders rely on sound tradecraft as their safe harbor. Danae Diaz/Getty Images.