Every afternoon, the leader's hand stops

Scenes

• You stop before one sentence to send the team — Every afternoon, tasks remain, but you keep revising one reply to send the team.
• I'm afraid the team will lose its footing if I decide wrong — The team is still waiting while you refine the sentence. The shorter the decision, the heavier it feels.
• You reread the meeting notes instead of replying — At 3:40 p.m., you leave the meeting notes open and click back and forth between the reply window and the document.
• You mixed up what to check with what to decide — A leader's job isn't to decide only after checking every piece of information. First, separate what needs deciding now from what can be checked later.
• Write it in just two columns — Tonight, write only “Decide now” and “Check later” on a sheet of paper. Notice which column makes your hand feel lighter.
• The pause comes before the decision — If the work stops again next time, look first at what needs deciding now, before questioning your ability. You can divide things again from there.