How Good Leaders Make Good Decisions

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‘Being a good leader boils down to one thing: responding to challenges by making good decisions.’

‘You’re always better off rejecting a role than accepting it for the wrong reasons.’

‘You are always negotiating and everything is negotiable.’

‘Leaders lead by building tool kits that they have developed throughout their personal and professional lives.’

‘Leaders need to find the right balance of creating environments for their employees to really enjoy coming to work while at the same time ensuring it is safe and inclusive space for everyone.’

Lead the company according to your vision. While it is important to respect the company’s traditions, you will likely have to break a few of them.’

Face the finances. If you’re leading a company with unsustainable losses, you won’t be a leader for long.’

‘Strategy begins with your specific approach to company culture and your leadership philosophy.’

Your growth strategy should concentrate on the few, strongest opportunities. Companies fail more often by lacking focus than by focusing on the wrong opportunity.’

Set short-term goals to achieve your long-term strategy. Small wins boost employee morale and permit for iterative planning.’

Source:

David Siegel (2022). Decide & Conquer: 44 Decisions That Will Make or Break All Leaders

Throw Away Your To-Do List. This Is What You Need Now

Life is smarter than your to-do list. Life is smarter than your to-do list because no one can predict what is going to happen next. No one can do that. Can you predict what is going to happen next?

You know where you are right now. You know what you are doing right now. But do you know what is going to happen next? Do you know what is going to happen tomorrow?

Do you know what is going to happen to your fancy to-do list, to your future?

It is okay to plan, to have a to-do list, but do not be consumed by it. Yes, do not let your to-do list take charge of your life.

If you want to live your life, your real life, this is what you need to have with you every day. You need a To-Live list. Stop postponing your life.

You are not going to be here forever. You are not going to be where you are forever. Stop delaying your life. Stop stealing from your own future.

Remember that time is not going to slow down because you are not living your life. Time is not going to wait for you because you are not doing what you are supposed to be doing. Time is not going to wait for you because you are busy doing your to-do list.

If you want to live a better life, if you want to breathe a new life into your life, you need to balance your to-do list. If you can’t balance your to-do list, then throw it away. And replace it with a To-Live list. Will you do it?