THE STALL

Three decisions. Ninety days. The safe option is not what you think.

TIMELINEDay 12
BOARD PATIENCE
100%
MAKE THE CALL WAIT FOR DATA PASS IT UP FUTURES YOU LOSE
Day 90 — the board convenes
BOARD PATIENCE LEFT
DAYS TO VERDICT
REAL DECISIONS MADE
In a study of 1,087 board members who fired a CEO, the top reasons included poor change management, denying reality and too much talk, not enough action. Several are the same failure: not deciding.
THE STALL · THE 90-DAY DECISION TRAP