Harry S. Truman provides a valuable lesson to all issues management leaders: Circumstances can change quickly, and you need to prepare your next in command to take the helm without losing any momentum. President Truman would be asked to make a monumental decision after assuming office, upon the passing of President Roosevelt, for which he was not prepared.
Robert Half said: “It is easy to make good decisions where there are no bad options.” In issues management, the leader will often be asked to choose between two bad options at critical junctures and decide quickly which choice best advances the strategy. This is why it is so important to state goals clearly and have them understood by your entire team. ...
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