Effective leadership's secret is a decision-making system

Most conversations don't look like negotiations.

- Who to invite to the meeting?

- What tasks should our team focus on?

- Finish the current project or help another team catch up?

- Who will be in charge of a particular group?

- Which person to hire?

- Which group is responsible for fixing an issue?

- Who is reporting to whom?

- Who will go on a business trip?

All these questions require decisions.

Agreements are not more than collections of decisions made by two or more people.

Therefore, the more effective you get at making decisions, the more effective the agreements will be.

These agreements will define your progress and success.

Keep in mind that not all people will know how to make decisions or be comfortable doing it.

You should know how to ask them to make decisions in a way they feel confident, in control, and respected.

Your purpose as a leader is to know what problem you're solving and what's in it for them and ask for their decisions.

Negotiation is a system of asking and communicating decisions in a respectful and supportive way.

That's it.

The other part of it is about emotional comfort.

There is no concept of a shy leader.

Who grows to the very top?

People who are comfortable solving real problems respectfully and in collaboration with others.

Shy people stay at the bottom because they avoid, compromise, or push with emotions when it's time to ask.

That's why the upper echelon doesn't entrust them with leadership roles.

Be a bold leader at the top or a shy follower at the bottom.

That is your choice.

The rest is about learning the skill and making it a habit.

What will be missing in your life if you don't obtain this skill?

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- Yes, I'd like to see what's that about

- No, I don’t have time