Owning Your Decisions: Accountability vs. Responsibility 

Regardless of the outcome, take responsibility for your decisions. Accountability builds trust and credibility while blame-shifting undermines leadership. Honest reflection drives growth. By accepting responsibility, you empower yourself to improve, adjust, and progress. While great decision-makers may not always succeed, they consistently learn and lead.

Utilizing well-established decision-making paradigms can help leaders make high-quality business and organizational decisions. Each approach has strengths and weaknesses, depending on the context and the goal. By learning about these approaches and understanding when to use them, leaders can better grasp the ‘when,’ ‘why,’ ‘what,’ and ‘how’ of decision-making processes.

Tyler de la Plaine, Founder and Principle Consultant

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