Deciders have the strength to make trade-offs that leave others agonizing.
With confidence and speed, they break down the choices, weigh each one, and make the call. Deciders opt for pragmatism over perfectionism, because they know there’s no ideal answer. They can help the team summon the bravery to make a choice—and feel OK about it afterward.
If this is your superpower:
You can get impatient when people try to reopen a decision. But conditions change and teams need to stay agile. So, before you squash the effort, take a moment to examine whether your original assumptions stil hold true.
Your decision-making savvy comes in part from how you draw on past experience. But that can also lead to blind spots. Make a point of regularly re-examining the things you think you know to ensure your thinking is fresh.
If you’re working with them:
Tap them when you’re having a hard time choosing between two seemingly good options. They offer a good counterbalance to Systems Thinkers and Empathizers, who can see all the implications and angles of a situation and may get stuck as a result.
Decisive people come to conclusions quickly. But that doesn’t make their decisions rash or impulsive; they’ve simply developed a repeatable formula that combines smart analysis, applied experience, and great instincts.