I’ve had a full week.
Back-to-back calls coaching leaders, and I keep coming back to this one thing.
We love to overcomplicate leadership.
Strategy. Culture. Communication. Delegation. Hiring. Vision.
All of it matters, but when you really boil it down, it all comes down to one skill.
How good are you at making decisions?
Every client I work with — whether they’re running a 20-person team or a 10,000-person company — they show up with a hundred different problems.
But when we dig in, the root is almost always the same.
Hiring, firing, delegating, outsourcing, acquiring, scaling — it’s all decision-making.
The leaders who get this right consistently are the ones who win. Period.
The crazy thing is, most leaders don’t have a process for making great decisions.
You put it off for way too long.
You know you need to make a call, but you sit on it. You tell yourself you’re “still thinking about it.” But there’s no real system behind the waiting. Meanwhile, the problem festers, and the stakes get higher.
Or you react and make an impulsive decision.
Our emotions spike, and you make the call right there. No process. No pause. Just instinct. Sometimes it works. But when it doesn’t, it creates a mess, and your team loses trust in your judgment.
Both of these cost you: revenue, relationships, opportunities, your peace of mind. You name it.
You really can’t afford to NOT have a proven process for making great decisions.
That’s why I follow 6 clear steps every time I need to make a decision.
It’s called the Kairos Circle.
It’s the same process I teach every coaching client I work with.
It helps you slow down when your emotions are running high, separate facts from feelings, and respond with clarity instead of reacting on impulse.
I turned the entire framework into a self-paced course.
It’s only $199 — an absolute steal when you think about how much one bad decision costs you. If you’re tired of second-guessing yourself or making calls you regret, sign up for the course, go through it this weekend, and show up on Monday with a clear head.
Have a great weekend,
Eric Pfeiffer
Founder, MPWR Coaching
