They struggle because they have too much of it and too many decisions that only they feel ready to make. By mid-afternoon, even the most capable executive can feel the strain: approving budgets, weighing trade-offs, resolving team tensions, reviewing decks, responding to Slack messages, deciding what not to prioritize.
They struggle because they have too much of it and too many decisions that only they feel ready to make.
By mid-afternoon, even the most capable executive can feel the strain: approving budgets, weighing trade-offs, resolving team tensions, reviewing decks, responding to Slack messages, deciding what not to...
Judges, for example, have been shown to make more favorable rulings earlier in the day than later.
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They struggle because they have too much of it and too many decisions that only they feel ready to make. By mid-afternoon, even the most capable executive can feel the strain: approving budgets, weighing trade-offs, resolving team tensions, reviewing decks, responding to Slack messages, deciding what not to prioritize. Judges, for example, have been shown to make more favorable rulings earlier in the day than later.
Most leaders don't struggle because they lack information.
This is decision fatigue, a concept widely studied in behavioral science.
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