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decisiveness

[dih-sahy-siv-nis] / dɪˈsaɪ sɪv nɪs /


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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

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

His confidence and decisiveness allow a listener to hear a piece’s architecture, the way individual figures become phrases and then entire sections.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

But they didn't and Bassey lashed home his first Fulham goal with a decisiveness lacking from United's play.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Finally Winslow exhibited the decisiveness that later led to his selection as colony governor.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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