What if We Make a Bad Decision?

I’ve always said, project managers must be bold. They must be confident. They need to be good decision makers. But even more than that, as leaders, they must be bold and confident decision makers. Stand by their choices and be ready to back them up. Wavering too much isn’t an option. It’s ok to change your mind, back up and re-think a choice, etc. But when it’s all on the line and you make the choice based on what you have in front of you, you must show confidence in that decision. You’re the leader…you need to keep the troops following you. They will if they see you’re confident. They won’t if you meltdown in the face of adversity.

Remember, I’m not talking about just any decision here. We make choices and decisions on our projects all the time and some of those turn out to be wrong or at least not the best choice in hindsight. Here I’m talking about the type of decision or choice that has a significant impact on the project, the timeline, the budget, the team, and/or the customer. A high dollar, high impact decision.

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