Leadership breakdowns don’t announce themselves. They show up as momentum quietly dying while decisions wait for certainty.

Last month, I sat with a leadership team stalled on a critical decision. Every option was “almost ready.” Every delay felt responsible. That hesitation was costing them nearly three million dollars a year in lost revenue and rework.

During a two-day session, I reframed decisions as promises made in service of a shared intention, not personal guarantees of being right. They invested twenty thousand dollars—less than one percent of what indecision was costing—and by the end, one leader said, “I’m deciding now, and I’ll own the outcome.” Progress restarted immediately.

I’m effective because I help leaders separate responsibility from fear before fear runs the business.

Think of a neighbor rereading the menu while everyone else waits.

He wants the freedom to decide without regret.

Ask: “Why is it so hard to choose?”