Run a Tight Process

Everything I learned about making impossible decisions during the first two years of my presidency culminated in one of the toughest choices I had to make: whether to authorize the raid to take out Osama bin Laden. It was an operation rife with uncertainty and risk. So, I ran a tight process. I trusted my team. I listened to every voice in the room. I gave myself space to think. And then I made a decision that reflected my own personal sense of what was right.

While I couldn’t guarantee the outcome, I was confident in making the decision.

- Barack Obama

Be assertive in the process so you can be attentive to the content.