The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni 94. The Decision Line with Krista Kotrla
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Aug 26, 2025 Krista Kotrla, a consultant with The Table Group, specializes in transforming healthy conflict into clear commitments for leaders. In this conversation, she breaks down the 'decision line' concept, emphasizing how clarity trumps certainty in decision-making. Krista shares practical tools like end-of-meeting discipline and highlights the importance of decisiveness in leadership. They discuss real-world applications of these concepts and how storytelling can enhance team alignment and execution, making decisions more effective and engaging.
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Define The Decision Line
- The decision line sits between discernment and galvanizing and marks when evaluation becomes action.
- Crossing it moves work from deciding to enabling and tenacity, changing the team's activity and expectations.
Call Out The Activity
- Label which Working Genius activity you're in and explicitly say when it's time to decide.
- Choose clarity over certainty and ask the team to commit to the decision.
Decision vs Implementation Science
- Decision science focuses on making the right choice while implementation science focuses on executing it well.
- Execution and learning from implementation often matter more than having a perfect initial decision.
