Reasons Why You’re an Indecisive Leader and What You Need to Do

As a leader, you’re going to make a lot of decisions. Some of them are for mundane tasks, while others are for life-changing moments. Given the number of decisions you have to make, you will always have a headache as the leader. 

It’s your responsibility to determine what’s best for the company. You need to analyze the consequences of your actions and make up your mind. The point is that people count on whatever decision you make, so you need to take a stand. 

The problem is when you’re the type of leader who couldn’t decide right away. Even when you already made a decision, you still end up changing it. These are the possible reasons for your indecisions and what you can do about them.

You’re afraid of the risks 

It’s normal for any decision you make to have tough consequences. Regardless of which way you go, you will face repercussions. You will anger some people. You will take major risks. If you fear about the possibilities, you will most likely end up remaining indecisive. You have to remember that as a leader, you have to make the tough call and face the possible consequences. 

You don’t have advisers

You don’t need to decide alone especially on significant things. You need people to guide you and provide you with information so that you can decide the right way. You also need researchers who will provide you with concrete evidence and its interpretations. You will feel more confident with whatever your final decision would be if your advisers guided you in the process. 

You’re not confident of yourself

Before you took the top position in the company, you should have asked yourself first if you were the right person for the job. You can’t be a good leader unless you’re certain of yourself and what you’re capable of doing. If you doubt your capacity to lead, any decision would be difficult for you to make. 

You listen to detractors 

Even within your company, there are people who don’t believe in you and doubt your capability to lead. If you allow them to dictate what your leadership will become, it’s easy for you to fail. You will keep doubting yourself in all turns. The worst part is that these people are not after the best interest of the company. If you allow them to dominate you, it’s not going to be helpful at all. 

Now that you understand why you’re an indecisive leader, it’s time for you to change how you view yourself and the power you hold. You also have to stay tough because you will face more decisions in the future. Earn the trust of the people you work with when you stand by your decision and remain strong.

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