There are choices waiting for every leader about which directions to take next. This can become something of a problem, because when we're faced with many hard-to-separate options, we tend to pick none of them! Part of your role as a manager is to limit the choices that your team is exposed to, so that the problem of decision making doesn't happen to them.
As the manager of yourself, you need to develop a process where your choices are focused. The key to narrowing options down to the point at which you can make a good decision is alignment.
If you are aligned, you know what your strengths and weaknesses are. You know what it is you're trying to do. Then, the people and systems around you will support your intention. Your team then works because everything is lined up and there is little to get in the way. Decisions, and work, and everything...
