No doubt you’ve dedicated yourself to constantly refining your time management skills, blocking distractions, trimming task lists, and otherwise doing what it takes to maximize your work team’s productivity.

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If you or your team members ever suffer from analysis paralysis — or find yourselves dragging your heels due to uncertainty — put these seven tips into play:

1. Reject perfectionism

2. Accept the possibility of failure

3. The simplest solution is probably the best

4. Follow your core values

5. Focus on getting started

6. Establish milestones and a drop-dead deadline

7. Listen to both head and heart

It’s impossible not to make a decision. Putting a decision off is itself a decision. If you drag your heels, events will make your decision for you if another person doesn’t. You’re no puppet, so don’t sit there in vapor lock and allow others to pull your strings to determine your team’s fate. Shape it yourself with your own timely decisions.

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