decisiveness

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Disney board chairman James Gorman said in an emailed statement that D’Amaro’s decisiveness and clear thinking were among the traits that impressed the board when it selected him as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Instead, she said, McDonnell has lacked the decisiveness required to make real changes in the face of resistance from the police union and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Combining consistent speed with the mental solidity and racing decisiveness he has always shown makes Piastri a formidable rival who, psychologically at least, will be a tough nut to crack.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

The evaluator's rubric has six criteria to consider when determining the scores of the interview: intimacy, social desirability, general job abilities, decisiveness, cooperativeness and overall hireability.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2024

The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis