Failure to make a decision after due consideration of all the facts will quickly brand a man as unfit for a position of responsibility. Not all of your decisions will be correct. None of us is perfect. But if you get into the habit of making decisions, experience will develop your judgment to a point where it is better to be right fifty percent of the time and get something done, than it is to get nothing done because you fear to reach a decision. Actually, a manager needs the ability not only to make good decisions himself, but also to lead others to make good decisions.
Good decisions take a lot of time.
Good decisions combine the efforts of a number of people. Good decisions give individuals the freedom to dissent. Good decisions are reached without any pressure from the top to reach an artificial consensus. Good decisions are based on the participation of those responsible for implementing them. Steadiness, with patience and persistence and courage.