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thetime.Myco-workerswereveryworriedabouttheimpactofsuchatrans-
action.Imadethisdifcultdecisionaloneandatmyownrisk.Yearslater,
Iratethetransactionashighlysuccessful.Thisisnottheplacetodetail
thebenefitsandlosses.However,Iwantedtoillustratetheemotionsinvo-
lvedinmakingthedecision.Thosearehardtimesforaleaderwho,for
objectivereasons,islefttocopeonthebattlefieldalone.
Beforemajordecisions,itisworthtestingtheadoptedsolutions.These
willoftenconfirmthevalidity,orotherwise,ofthedecisionstaken.Yet,in
thecaseofthosemostdifcultdecisions–suchastheonedescribedabove
–thereusuallywon’tbeanyopportunityfortestingit.Insuchcases,yousim-
plyhavetogoaheadandtaketheplunge.Iregardthisasasignofcourage
andskillinamanagerandleader.
