Anish Raul has made several major decisions this year that could shape the next five. Some looked reckless from the outside, but each one took far longer to make than people might expect.
In EP71 of The Art of Commerce, Anish and Ajinkya “Jinx” Joglekar talk about how people actually make decisions when they do not have perfect information. They discuss why delay can sometimes be more costly than action, how experience helps you recognize patterns and see the bigger picture, and why being decisive does not simply mean making fast choices. Jinx also shares how he weighs best- and worst-case outcomes, challenges yes-or-no thinking, and uses experience to know when there is enough information to move forward.
This episode covers:
· Why speed is not always courage and slowness is not always care
· How uncertainty and anxiety can cause people to delay decisions
· Why waiting too long can sometimes create more risk than acting
· How to know when you have enough information to make a decision
· Why experience helps you “zoom out” and see the full picture
· How testing points and counterpoints can reveal better options
· Why some decisions require more deliberation than others
· The difference between “spreadsheet math” and “reality math”
· How to think about reversible and difficult-to-reverse decisions
· Why strong leaders take responsibility for the decisions they approve
· How younger professionals can build better judgment through mentors, smaller decisions, and greater accountability
· Why explaining your thought process can build trust in your decision-making
· Why good decision-making does not mean getting every decision right
The central lesson is simple: you will rarely have 100% of the information. The goal is to know when you have enough, understand the risks, make the call, and be willing to own the outcome.
Connect with the hosts:
Anish Raul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishraul
Ajinkya “Jinx” Joglekar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyaj
