I am paraphrasing Shakespeare words: some people are born great, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
Similarly, some people make decisions, and some have decisions thrust upon them.
People do not like to be put in a position where they are forced to do anything.
Decisions are a very curious breed because often making a decision implies that you are choosing a door and perhaps closing several others. When you have the time, you can consider all the facts and make the decision, but if you are in a situation where you are being forced, you have to deal with insufficient information. This makes the process fraught with uncertainty.
There is another word that is used to describe the other kind of decision, which is not thrust upon you. Initiative.
Taking initiative is a decision. But a decision where you had time. Time to think through an issue, consider alternatives, evaluate consequences and imagine possibilities. Since you have the time, you can reduce the amount of information insufficiency and, as a consequence, the uncertainty surrounding the decision.
To put it another way, taking initiative is the easiest decision you could be making. But what I find is that people who are willing to take initiative are often in short supply. Instead, many choose to coast till the decision is thrust upon them.
I wonder why?