Quirks of Decision-Making

• When a decision must be made immediately, usually it doesn't have to be made immediately.
• When a matter is so sensitive that top management wants it resolved promptly, that is exactly the time to make sure it receives calm and thorough deliberation. 
• When everyone agrees on a course of action, it is as if cotton has been wrapped around the alarm bells.
• When people throw stones at a decision that did not work out well, they assume there is no way that sitting tight could have produced a worse situation. Often, they are wrong.