Quotes about Decision-making

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.

But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

Team leaders must give members a reason to care at the beginning of a meeting or discussion. They must raise the anxiety of the team about why the issues about to be discussed matter, and what could go wrong if bad decisions are made. By doing so, they immediately get everyone engaged

Ad Hoc Strategic Meetings In some cases, a strategic or critical issue that gets raised in a Weekly Tactical meeting cannot wait for the next Monthly Strategic meeting on the schedule. Still, that doesn't mean it should be taken up during that Weekly Tactical.

Another challenge in making strategic meetings work is the failure to do research and preparation ahead of time. The quality of a strategic discussion, and the decision that results from it, are improved greatly by a little preliminary work. This eliminates the all-too-common reliance on anecdotal decision making. The key to ensuring that preparation occurs is to let team members know as far in advance as possible what issues will be discussed during the Monthly or Ad Hoc Strategic.