From the course: Making Quick Decisions

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Make your decision stick

Make your decision stick

- It's funny, people spend a lot of time trying to make good decisions, but then they aren't as thoughtful about how to implement the decision they've made. Even if you worked hard to properly define the problem, come up with great options, and make your decision you still have not added any real value to the team or the organization until you implement the solution. Believe me, poor execution makes good decisions look bad. That's why you have to know how to implement so that your decisions really stick. And funny as it might sound, whether or not something sticks when you make a decision has less to do with the quality of the decision and a whole lot to do with all of your communication and people skills. This is one of the big secrets of decision-making. You have to make a great call, and then you have to skillfully implement. Okay, here's how you make your decisions stick. First, be proactive from the start, and deliver consistent messages through multiple communication channels…

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