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Problem · Decisions get postponed

On the agenda for six weeks. Nothing is decided.

Postponed decisions cost quietly: projects wait, people keep working on a hunch. Usually it's not courage that is missing, but a name and a date.

Prepare a decisionUnderstand the causes

Decision template

One question, one name, a date.

Enter your open decisions. Each needs a clear question, a few options, one accountable person, and a date.

Your plan

3 of 3 rows complete.

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Assumptions and limits

  • The template doesn't force a decision. It makes visible who makes it by when.
  • Whoever decides may ask others. But asking doesn't mean voting, unless you agree on that beforehand.
  • None of it is saved or sent. Copy the result before you close the page.

Your entries stay in this browser. Nothing is saved or sent.

How you'll notice

Everyone waits. Nobody decides.

  • The same item has been on the agenda for weeks and is postponed every time.
  • Projects stall because an approval is missing.
  • The team keeps working on a hunch and has to replan later.

Understand the causes

Why decisions get stuck.

  1. 01

    Nobody is in charge

    How you'll notice
    Everyone discusses, but nobody says at the end: this is how we do it.
    Why it happens
    It is not set who makes this decision.
    What helps
    For each open decision, name a person who decides.
    Limit
    The person needs the authority, otherwise the decision gets reopened.
  2. 02

    The question is vague

    How you'll notice
    The discussion jumps back and forth between several questions.
    Why it happens
    A topic like "sales" isn't a decision but a bundle of them.
    What helps
    Phrase the decision as a question with two to three options.
    Limit
    Big decisions sometimes have to be split into several small ones.
  3. 03

    Waiting for complete information

    How you'll notice
    There's always one more number, quote, or opinion missing.
    Why it happens
    Uncertainty is mistaken for waiting; complete information rarely arrives.
    What helps
    Decide which piece of information is still missing and by when it will be there.
    Limit
    For expensive, irreversible decisions, thoroughness is right.
  4. 04

    No appointment

    How you'll notice
    The decision has no date, so it is never overdue.
    Why it happens
    Whatever has no appointment loses to everything that does.
    What helps
    Give every open decision a date by which it gets made.
    Limit
    An appointment only helps if someone follows up.

Ways to solve it

Name and date are often enough.

Ways to fix decisions that keep getting postponed
WayEnough ifLimit
List of open decisions with name and dateYou have few big decisions and look at the list weekly.Reasons get lost once the list is checked off.
Fixed decision round once a weekThe decision-makers meet regularly.What becomes urgent between two rounds still waits.
Alignment in chatThese are small questions with a few answers.Replies are scattered, votes are counted by hand, and the result gets forgotten.
Peak OneOpen decisions, past decisions, and agreements should be visible in one place.Peak One shows open decisions and collects votes. A person still has to decide.

Peak One in action

From the open question to the recorded decision.

  1. TriggerWhich decision is holding us up right now?
  2. 01 · DecisionSignalPending Decisions in Peak Command shows which decisions are open.
  3. 02 · DecisionUnderstandingDecision Memory shows what you decided earlier and why.
  4. 03 · VoteDecisionWhere the team should have a voice, Active Polls in Peak Polls collects opinions.
  5. 04 · DecisionActionThe Decision Log in Peak Log records what was decided; the first step becomes a task in Peak Work.
Result: Every open decision has a name and a date, and every decision made can be looked up.

The apps for it

Available in Peak One.

To get started

Align and implement.

Three steps

This week make a decision.

  1. 01 / 03

    Phrase it as a question

    Write the decision as a question with two or three options.

  2. 02 / 03

    Name and date

    Decide who decides and by when. Tell everyone involved.

  3. 03 / 03

    Reversible? Then move fast

    If the decision can be changed later, decide with what you know today.

Frequently asked questions

Briefly answered.

What if the information isn't enough yet?

Then name the one piece of information that is missing and who gets it by when. The decision date moves accordingly, but it does not disappear.

Should we vote as a team?

For questions that affect everyone and have several good answers, a vote helps. Agree beforehand whether the result is binding or only gathers opinions.

How does this differ from the use case Decisions in the team?

This page helps with individual decisions that keep getting stuck. The use case shows how a team prepares, makes, and records decisions in general.

Keep exploring

What's included.

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✦ A Peak principle

Clarity first. Everything else follows.

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