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When every option looks bad...clarity becomes your greatest strength.
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Welcome to Light on Leadership! In under two minutes, our newsletter delivers one book recommendation, one leadership action step, and two leadership tips. We know you're busy, so we've designed this content to be both useful and shareable. Enjoy!
What are we reading? Judgement: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls.
- by Tichy and Bennis
How do great leaders make sound decisions—especially when every option seems uncertain or risky? Across every field, one truth remains: leadership judgment often determines success or failure. The best leaders don’t just decide—they think with clarity and purpose. They listen, analyze, and balance intuition with logic.
Each of us has known people who always seemed to “get it right.” They stayed calm in crisis, made difficult calls with confidence, and earned trust through consistency. What set them apart wasn’t luck—it was the discipline to think clearly, seek perspective, and act with integrity.
Leaders truly “earn their pay” not when choices are easy, but when every option carries risk.
To improve our leadership judgment, we must:
Slow down to think deeply. Avoid reacting out of urgency or emotion.
Seek diverse perspectives. Invite disagreement to refine understanding.
Clarify values and priorities. Decisions anchored in purpose are more likely to endure.
Learn from both success and failure. Each experience builds stronger discernment for the future.
Great leaders aren’t perfect decision-makers—they are thoughtful learners, grounded in purpose and guided by reflection.
👉 Quick Action Step:
After each major decision, take time to reflect. What factors influenced your call, and what did you learn for next time?
Purchase this book! https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Winning-Leaders-Great-Calls/dp/159184293X
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Two Tips
Even in just 90 seconds, the video reminds us that true leadership isn’t measured by the length of our words or the size of our actions—it’s defined by moments of clear, focused energy that inspire others exactly when it’s needed most.
“The hallmark of a great leader is not how often they are right, but how they respond when they are wrong.”
— Andy Stanley
