Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #34-Uncertain to Decisive
Episode #34: Uncertain to Decisive of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the second of four in which I will wrap up my podcast by exploring how to take everything you’ve learned in this podcast and prepare you to take action that will help you positively confront and, hopefully, overcome the crisis you are faced with.
Uncertainty is an absolute kiss of death in a crisis. It causes hesitation at a time when action may be the best course to follow and it interferes with full commitment to whichever road you choose. At the same time, kneejerk decisiveness can be worse than uncertainty because ill-conceived decisions usually escalate today’s complex crises. Uncertain or poorly thought-out decisions increase the crisis mentality that is waiting on the edge of your psyche when an opportunity mindset is needed most.
There’s nothing more important to the successful resolution of a crisis than decision-making because your decisions dictate the direction that you go at every stage of a crisis. Yet, decision-making can end up being impacted by the frantic and chaotic nature of the crisis itself, which is no way to make decisions. Instead, the process should be structured and deliberate to arrive at the best possible decisions as you traverse a crisis. Without a clear and effective process, you may make some horrendous and potentially catastrophic decisions which may only deepen the severity of the crisis.
