“Why has the project slowed down?”
“Henry needs to make a decision”
One common productivity hindrance I’ve seen is decision making.
The project has come to a halt because someone needs to make a decision.
Autonomy is productivity’s best friend. There’s nothing that slows progress down like checking with someone on every little decision.
But what if they do have autonomy? Why don’t they just make the decision instantly?
I reckon it’s the fear of making the wrong decision.
So instead of making a decision on the spot they ask for time. Time to mull it over, time to do more research, time to avoid the decision.
You can’t blame people for wanting to make the right decision, it shows they care.
But what if they recognised that there was no option that guaranteed success or that there are many right answers? Would that speed up their decision making?
Thomas Duggan 