Practice Exponential Thinking with the Both/And Principle

Decisiveness is hard to come by in today’s world. It seems to be a new trend that businesspeople, executives, and other types of team leaders stew on what the right decision in a specific circumstance is, or go back on what they have said merely weeks prior to completely change gears, much to the dismay of their employees or equals waiting for resolution.

There is an interesting phenomenon occurring that points to precisely why this trend of hitting “undo” on a supposedly final decision is taking place, and it is rather simple to figure out. When facing a crucial junction in a project, new product, or industry-altering change, executives and leaders alike simply don’t want to make a decision between two perfectly good options.

Yes, what I just wrote is true — renowned business experts and those in leadership roles actually don’t want to decide. Reading that, you may suddenly have a changed opinion about these business leaders, as if they are not true leaders because they are so utterly indecisive. However, this perceived indecisiveness is actually quite natural, and it is more beneficial than you realize.

Thinking Exponentially With a Both/And Mindset

The primary reason for this phenomenon, which appears to be a lack of decision-making…