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The consequences of delaying decisions

In: The Proactive Leader

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  • David Cremer

    (China Europe International Business School)

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We all want to make progress. We humans are learning organisms and we have a tendency to evaluate our existence in terms of growth and profit. Finding the strength to continually improve is therefore one of the things that we look for in life. Any opportunities that present themselves must be seized with both hands. It is built into our DNA that we want to go further, faster and higher. Viewed from this perspective, it is little wonder that a failure to take decisions is equated with failure and ineffectiveness. Procrastination and avoidance are not compatible with our fundamental human instinct to keep moving forward. Leaders who are unable to satisfy this basic instinct will not be long tolerated in their role as representative of the group. If you cannot win approval and support from your followers, your career as a leader is destined to be a short one.

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  • David Cremer, 2013. "The consequences of delaying decisions," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Proactive Leader, chapter 0, pages 85-91, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-29027-4_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137290274_5
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