From the course: Developing Your Leadership Philosophy
Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Making decisions
- One of my colleagues has a phrase that I love, and it's thoughts are nice, but actions matter. In terms of leading the thinking, it's really easy to get caught up in all these great ideas we have and all the changes we want to make. But when it comes time to make a decision, we freeze because decisions are risky and we're afraid to make them. And sometimes you need that maxim to get you off the line, make the call, and move the organization forward. So if you have trouble making decisions and driving that organization to change, this maxim is going to be very important to you. I've had two maxims that I've used over the years that have helped me make decisions. The first is, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. It's a lyric from a Rush song. The song is called Freewill. I remember the first time I heard it I was in high school but those lyrics spoke to me. They said inaction is still an action and I've carried that forward. And when I find times where I'm doing…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.