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Decisiveness is Just as Important as Deliberation
People feel that their side wasn’t presented well, so they don’t trust the resulting decision. Decisions take a long time to make, which delays progress. While important and hard-to-reverse decisions deserve deep consideration, be wary of spending too much time on small, easy-to-reverse decisions. Decisions keep flip-flopping back and forth, which
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