Best 265 quotes in «decision making quotes» category

What is necessary is never unwise.

We can't retract the decisions we've made, we can only affect the decisions we're going to make from here.

a crooked truth is far straight than a straight lie

What you can do, or think you can, begin it.

When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.

You cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.

A decision is the product of choosing, and an ability to choose is what makes us human.

A judge's disposition should be about evenly balanced between sail and anchor. He cannot be anchored to the past mechanically, but he ought not be moved by every puff of novel doctrine.

All you have to do is decide moment by moment which voice you listen to: the Truth of Love or the nightmare of fear.

A man making decisions on another man’s life should have already made up his mind about his own.

Ambiguity is not, today, a lack of data, but a deluge of data.

An assembly is extra slow in taking actions.

All progress begins with a decision. Effective leadership requires decisive action. Embrace the process of deciding, yet recognize when you have reached a choice point.

A problem well-defined is a problem half solved.

A PSYCHOLOGICAL TIP Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, and you're hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find, is simply by spinning a penny. No -- not so that chance shall decide the affair while you're passively standing there moping; but the moment the penny is up in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping.

All of us are not always smarter than one of us, leaders need to distinguish between the wisdom of crowds and the madness of crowds.

As a leader, I am there to make the best decisions possible with the evidence at hand and to be able to justify that decision. If it goes wrong, we add to the evidence for making the next decision, but there is no reason for regretting failure, as failure is just the production of evidence.

A tongue doesn't get things done.

A Warrior of Light does not postpone making decisions.

As the pace of the campaign quickened, politics began to clash with Kennedy's innate sense of responsibility. – Arthur Schlesinger

Be decisive and handle objections as they come, don't relay on others much and don't look to others to determine if you're acting right or wrong. Do what feels right for you.

A society that decides its controversial issues by ballots does better than one that uses bullets – which, after all, is no more likely to lead to the right conclusion than voting.

A wise man makes his own decisions. An ignorant man follows public opinion.

Be careful how you live. Someone is always watching and will look to you as an example, an excuse, or a warning. The message some choices send is why struggle to do the right thing when you can do the wrong thing and be happy. Should we be happy or should we be right?

Be open about your thoughts, ideas, and desires and you will be right with your decisions.

Be the decision, not ego.

Because we humans are so fond of our judgment, and so overconfident in it, many of us, if not most, will be too quick to override the computers, even when their answer is better.

Before you cut down the tree, think of the birds that take refuge on it

Board directors as key strategic decision makers in the organization need to understand the information potential and become IT advocates.

But I can tell you this: that I am deeply proud of Rebecca. That she made a split-second decision to save the life of her son, turning the wheel of her vehicle so that her side of it would be impacted by an oncoming car instead of his. She gave her life in the exercise of the greatest gift that God grants us—the ability to change the trajectory of history.

By not making your own choices, you give up power to change your life.

By the time your perfect information has been gathered, the world has moved on.

Complex thinkers attempt to extend to others the same self-forgiving bias that they offer themselves.

Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.

Clutter is symptomatic of delayed decision making.

Decision-making is a solid business capability to improve business responsiveness, agility, and competency.

Conflict is not necessarily bad. If you can avoid taking conflict personally, it is actually a way to get better decisions and better results.

Crucial decisions are made, today as thousands of years ago, in terms of the intuitive guesses and preferences of a few men in positions of authority...[it is] quite likely that the fate of entire societies may be sealed by a series of avoidable mistakes committed by their leaders.

Decision, Decision, Decision! Choices, Choices, Choice.! Decision and choices define life.

Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signatures to that document.

Divorce = Rebirth: forget the past, replan your life, improve your appearance & REJUVENATE!

Decision making and problem solving are not the same. To solve a problem, one needs to find a solution. To make a decision, one needs to make a choice.

Dissenting opinions are useful, even when they are wrong.

Divorce is the start point for a brand new life. Don't lose the chance to redesign it upon your dreams!

Decisions are like a bicycle - they do not move you forward unless you are pedalling this metaphor.

Don't hyperbolize when things don't flow according to your plan. Things could change when you least expect it. And it is crucial to be flexible at all times.

Doing nothing is also an action; not making a decision is making a decision.

Don’t jump on the bandwagon just because everyone’s doing so.

Don’t just break it off for the sake of it. Don’t do something drastic just to prove a point.

Doubt, fear and helplessness will always try to flourish when we are in a holding pattern for too long. The best defense – is to just do something. Anything positive! Something healthy! Get moving! Get busy! Often, this is the only way to calm the inner storm. Even more often, this is the only way the best course of action will finally find us ready to unveil itself to us.