But I examined the likely costs, did the same with the likely benefits, and then made a judgment that the latter outweighed the former.
Performing that kind of analysis — one that doesn’t shy away from nuance and complexity — is an essential element of sound decision-making.
Here, the mistake people too often make is to judge a prior decision solely based on the outcome that occurred.
We concluded that intervention was unlikely to work.
There is, however, a pressing need for leaders of today and tomorrow to make the best possible decisions in an uncertain world.