The Inner Shift
People don't follow the smartest person. They follow the one who decides.

Watch any room when a hard call is needed. Everyone has an opinion. Almost no one will commit to one. The moment someone does — clearly, without flinching — the room exhales and falls in behind them. Not because they were right. Because they were sure. Indecision reads as weakness even when your analysis is brilliant, and the person who hesitates hands their authority to the person who doesn't. Decisiveness isn't recklessness. It's the willingness to be accountable for a choice while others hide in "let me think about it."