A question that often arises, especially in management roles is to wonder if it is okay to ‘straddle the fence’ regarding a decision to be made... must a side always be taken? Eventually, yes a decision is necessary - that’s how we choose a goal and proceed in that direction. However, it is okay to delay taking a side long enough to gather the support data, cost analyses, input from team members, etc to foster choosing a side to favor. The hard part is knowing when that process is taking too long at the cost of getting things done. A better tactic is to get the team involved in forging these directions (sometimes eliminating the ‘fence’ altogether) as long as members understand that once a choice is made, it is off to the races. Which side are you on?