Decision fatigue isn't just annoying—it's an invisible predator eating away at executive effectiveness.
Korn Ferry experts Kendra Marion and James Bywater emphasize that this isn't ordinary exhaustion: it's an insidious drain on your team's judgment, sparking procrastination and pushing leaders toward costly, impulsive decisions.
If you're committed to keeping your team sharp and effective, get proactive. Streamline trivial choices, delegate strategically, reserve your toughest decisions for your sharpest hours (usually mornings), and stop revisiting decisions you've already made. Make the call, own it, and move forward.
Ignoring decision fatigue doesn't make it go away—it only makes your team's job tougher. Deal with it now.
For deeper insights, read more from Kendra Marion and James Bywater at Korn Ferry Advance.
Published April 18, 2025.
