Executives do many things in addition to making decisions. But only executives make decisions. The first managerial skill is, therefore, the making of effective decisions.
Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.
Nobody in the world is as good at making decisions as the Japanese.
The better you think , the better decisions you make . the better decisions you make , the better actions you take . the better actions you take , the better results you get
Lousy, ineffective actions lead to lousy outcomes. Terrific, effective actions lead to terrific outcomes.
It's not enough to be talented. It's not enough to work hard and to study late into the night. You must also become intimately aware of the methods you use to reach your decisions.
So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.
Most decisions don't require extensive research.
