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

Is there a parallel between his unruffled personality and his decisiveness on track?

From BBC • May 22, 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 Met players and their music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a conductor who shapes scores with strength and decisiveness, are experts at underlining a specific emotional intention in grand-opera style.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann